hexameter

Metrical line of verses consisting of six feet

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Follows: pentameter
Followed by: heptameter

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Hexameter is a metrical line of verses consisting of six feet. It was the standard epic metre in classical Greek and Latin literature, such as in the Iliad, Odyssey and Aeneid. Its use in other genres of composition include Horace's satires, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and the Hymns of Orpheus. According to Greek mythology, hexameter was invented by Phemonoe, daughter of Apollo and the first Pythia of Delphi.

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Permanent duplicated item: Q25507434
Has part(s) of the class: foot (Literature) quantity: 6

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