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Hendecasyllable
UK
/hɛnˈdɛkəˌsɪləbəl/
US
/hɛnˈdɛkəˌsɪləbəl/
Translation of "hendecasyllable" into Russian
hendecasyllable
Noun
UK
/hɛnˈdɛkəˌsɪləbəl/
US
/hɛnˈdɛkəˌsɪləbəl/
hendecasyllable
hendecasyllables pl
гендекасиллаб
The poem was written in hendecasyllables.
Стихотворение было написано гендекасиллабами.
Definitions
hendecasyllable
Noun
UK
/hɛnˈdɛkəˌsɪləbəl/
US
/hɛnˈdɛkəˌsɪləbəl/
A line of verse consisting of eleven syllables.
The poet crafted a hendecasyllable to fit the rhythm of the stanza.
A line of verse containing exactly eleven syllables.
The poet crafted a hendecasyllable to fit the rhythm of the stanza.
(Classical prosody) A metrical line of eleven syllables that follows a specific quantitative pattern, especially common in Latin and Greek poetry.
Catullus frequently wrote in the hendecasyllable to imitate the refined style of Greek lyric poets.