hexameter
/hɛkˈsæmɪtər/
noun
- A line of poetry that has six metrical feet, commonly used in ancient Greek and Latin epic poetry.
- Homer's Iliad is written in dactylic hexameter, a rhythm that feels grand and sweeping.
- Many English poets have tried to imitate the hexameter of classical verse.
- The student scanned the hexameter to understand its pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.