decasyllable

• Substantiv, das einen Vers bezeichnet, der aus zehn Silben besteht.

A noun referring to a line of verse that consists of ten syllables.

1. A ten-syllable line of verseC2formal

   A line of poetry that consists of exactly ten syllables, often used in traditional English verse forms like iambic pentameter.

   Zehnsilbler

   • Shakespeare's sonnets are written in decasyllables.
   • The poet carefully crafted each decasyllable to maintain the rhythm.
   • Many epic poems use the decasyllable as their standard line length.

   Synonymedecasyllabic