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The hexasyllable or hexasyllabic
verse
Verse may refer to:
Poetry
* Verse, an occasional synonym for poetry
* Verse, a metrical structure, a stanza
* Blank verse, a type of poetry having regular meter but no rhyme
* Free verse, a type of poetry written without the use of strict me ...
is a line of verse with six
syllables
A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds typically made up of a syllable nucleus (most often a vowel) with optional initial and final margins (typically, consonants). Syllables are often considered the phonological "bu ...
.
The orphan hexasyllable is a metric specificity of certain French epic poems. This kind of verse in the
Garin de Monglane
Garin de Monglane is a fictional aristocrat who gives his name to the second cycle of Old French '' chansons de geste'', ''La Geste de Garin de Monglane''. His cycle tells stories of fiefless lads of noble birth who went off seeking land and adven ...
's Song in a 14th-century manuscript turns out original in an epic production.
Hexasyllable is sometimes used in French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese poetry.