hexastich

[ hek-suh-stik ]

noun

, Prosody.

1. a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of six lines.

hexastich

/ ˈhɛksəˌstɪk; hɛkˈsæstɪˌkɒn /

noun

1. prosody a poem, stanza, or strophe that consists of six lines

Derived Forms

• ˌhexaˈstichic, adjective

Other Words From

• hex·a·stich·ic [hek-s, uh, -, stik, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexastich¹

First recorded in 1605–15; shortened form of hexastichon

Example Sentences

Hexastich, heks′a-stik, n. a poem or stanza of six lines.

From Project Gutenberg

Know, then, that a great many years ago Sannazarius—never mind who he was,—I do not justly know, myself—wrote an hexastich on the city of Venice, and sent it to the potent Senators of that moist settlement.

From Project Gutenberg