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单词 octosyllabic
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Definition of octosyllabic in English:

octosyllabic

adjective ˌɒktə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪkˌɑktoʊsəˈlæbɪk
  • Having or written in lines that have eight syllables.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The middle of the poem tells the story of the cat's life in seven lines that condense narrative into the shortest of phrases and the most event-filled octosyllabic lines.
    • His most powerful satirical weapon is his style, the deliberately cumbersome octosyllabic metre and comic rhymes.
    • By definition, it is a poem with an unlimited number of octosyllabic verses and assonant rhyme in even-numbered verses.
    • He spoke in the octosyllabic verse of the Confessio.
 
 

Definition of octosyllabic in US English:

octosyllabic

adjectiveˌäktōsəˈlabikˌɑktoʊsəˈlæbɪk
  • Having or written in lines that have eight syllables.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By definition, it is a poem with an unlimited number of octosyllabic verses and assonant rhyme in even-numbered verses.
    • He spoke in the octosyllabic verse of the Confessio.
    • His most powerful satirical weapon is his style, the deliberately cumbersome octosyllabic metre and comic rhymes.
    • The middle of the poem tells the story of the cat's life in seven lines that condense narrative into the shortest of phrases and the most event-filled octosyllabic lines.
 
 
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