hemistichn.

/ˈhɛmɪstɪk/

Forms: Also 1600s hemistique, hemestique, 1600s–1700s hemistick, 1700s hemestich; 1600s–1700s in Latin form hemistichium.

Etymology: < late Latin hēmistichium, < Greek ἡμιστίχιον , < ἡμι- hemi- prefix + στίχος row, line, verse. Compare French hémistiche (16th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), hémistique in Cotgrave.

Prosody.

The half or section of a line of verse, as divided by the cæsura or the like; also, a line of less than the usual length. spec. Such a half-line or line in Old English verse.

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?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 51 In the skro vndergrauen..iz thear a proper woord, an hemistichi, well squaring withall the rest..Lac, Caseus infans.

1609 J. Dod & R. Cleaver Plaine Expos. Proverbs xi–x 88 The first hemistich, or former part of the verse.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. iv. i. ii. 732 According to that hemistichium of Petronius. Primus in orbe deos fecit timor.

1656 A. Cowley Davideis i. 28 (note) in Poems I am far from their opinion, who think that Virgil himself intended to have filled up these broken Hemestiques.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 39. ¶5 I do not dislike the Speeches in our English Tragedy that close with an Hemistick, or half Verse.

1823 J. Bosworth Elem. Anglo-Saxon Gram. 246 The question, as to whether the two hemistichs shall be regarded as one or two lines, is evidently that of a writer or printer, not of a singer or reciter.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. vi. 374 The occasional hemistich and redundant syllables break the monotony of the measure.

1857 C. Patmore in N. Brit. Rev. 27 148 Each hemistich contains two accented syllables.

1888 A. S. Cook Judith p. 1 The line of poetry consists of two hemistichs, separated by the cæsura.

1925 M. D. Clubb Christ & Satan p. xv The mark most consistently..employed is the metrical point, indicating the pause between hemistichs.

1970 Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. 69 86 One would not expect þā to provide the only alliteration in the second hemistich.

Derivatives

ˈhemistichal adj. pertaining to a hemistich.

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1824 R. Price Warton's Hist. Eng. Poetry I. 16 The reader will observe the constant return of the hemistichal point, which I have been careful to preserve.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	hemistich
释义	hemistichn. /ˈhɛmɪstɪk/ Forms: Also 1600s hemistique, hemestique, 1600s–1700s hemistick, 1700s hemestich; 1600s–1700s in Latin form hemistichium. Etymology: < late Latin hēmistichium, < Greek ἡμιστίχιον , < ἡμι- hemi- prefix + στίχος row, line, verse. Compare French hémistiche (16th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), hémistique in Cotgrave. Prosody. The half or section of a line of verse, as divided by the cæsura or the like; also, a line of less than the usual length. spec. Such a half-line or line in Old English verse. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > part of poem > [noun] > line > subdivision of line > half-line hemistich?1578 section1838 half1892 ?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 51 In the skro vndergrauen..iz thear a proper woord, an hemistichi, well squaring withall the rest..Lac, Caseus infans. 1609 J. Dod & R. Cleaver Plaine Expos. Proverbs xi–x 88 The first hemistich, or former part of the verse. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. iv. i. ii. 732 According to that hemistichium of Petronius. Primus in orbe deos fecit timor. 1656 A. Cowley Davideis i. 28 (note) in Poems I am far from their opinion, who think that Virgil himself intended to have filled up these broken Hemestiques. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 39. ¶5 I do not dislike the Speeches in our English Tragedy that close with an Hemistick, or half Verse. 1823 J. Bosworth Elem. Anglo-Saxon Gram. 246 The question, as to whether the two hemistichs shall be regarded as one or two lines, is evidently that of a writer or printer, not of a singer or reciter. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. vi. 374 The occasional hemistich and redundant syllables break the monotony of the measure. 1857 C. Patmore in N. Brit. Rev. 27 148 Each hemistich contains two accented syllables. 1888 A. S. Cook Judith p. 1 The line of poetry consists of two hemistichs, separated by the cæsura. 1925 M. D. Clubb Christ & Satan p. xv The mark most consistently..employed is the metrical point, indicating the pause between hemistichs. 1970 Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. 69 86 One would not expect þā to provide the only alliteration in the second hemistich. Derivatives ˈhemistichal adj. pertaining to a hemistich. ΚΠ 1824 R. Price Warton's Hist. Eng. Poetry I. 16 The reader will observe the constant return of the hemistichal point, which I have been careful to preserve. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.?1578
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