a stanza of six verses

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• hex|a|stich — «HEHK suh stihk», noun. a group of six lines or verses forming a stanza, strophe, or poem. ╂[< New Latin hexastichon < Greek hexástichon, neuter of hexástichos of six verses < hexa (< héx six) + stichos row (of verse)] …   Useful english dictionary

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• Meter (poetry) — In poetry, meter (metre in British English) is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse meter, or a certain set of meters alternating in a particular order. The study of… …   Wikipedia

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• prosody — prosodic /preuh sod ik/, prosodical, adj. /pros euh dee/, n. 1. the science or study of poetic meters and versification. 2. a particular or distinctive system of metrics and versification: Milton s prosody. 3. Ling. the stress and intonation… …   Universalium