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Definition of Octosyllabic
1. Adjective. Having or characterized by or consisting of eight syllables.
Definition of Octosyllabic
1. a. Consisting of or containing eight syllables.
Definition of Octosyllabic
1. Adjective. Containing eight syllables ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Octosyllabic
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Octosyllabic
Literary usage of Octosyllabic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of French Versification by Leon Emile Kastner (1903)
"I. THE octosyllabic LINE. This measure which was very frequently used in Old ...
Subsequently the octosyllabic line became the metre of all OF narrative ..."
2. English Grammar: The English Language in Its Elements and Forms ; with a by William Chauncey Fowler (1855)
"octosyllabic TRIPLETS. § 666. Four measures, xa, \yith three rhymes regularly in
succession. A still, small voice spake unto me: " Thou art so full of ..."
3. A Handbook of English Composition by James Morgan Hart (1895)
"The forms are the octosyllabic Verse, the Heroic Verse, the Alexandrine, the
Hexameter, ... As a technical term, octosyllabic designates iambic tetrameter, ..."
4. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1908)
"Note on Translations, note—The octosyllabic group—The Sonnets— Lycidas—Originality
of its form—Compared with Spenser— Analysis—Rationale of the system—The ..."
5. The English Language in Its Elements and Forms: With a History of Its Origin by William Chauncey Fowler (1855)
"octosyllabic TRIPLETS. § 666. Four measures, xa, with three rhymes regularly in
succession. A still, small voice spake unto me : " Thou art so full of ..."
6. Sir Walter Scott: The Story of His Life by Robert Shelton Mackenzie (1871)
"—Origin of "The Border Minstrelsy." —Appointment as Sheriff. — Niebuhr mistakes
the Man. — octosyllabic Metre. 1799. IT was the custom of Edinburgh lawyers, ..."
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