1. a line of verse consisting of six metrical feet
Usage: prosody; formal/technical

Examples

• The poet employed hexapody to create a rhythmic, flowing effect in the classical epic.
• In classical Greek and Latin verse, hexapody was a fundamental metrical structure.
• The hexapody of Homeric dactylic lines established a standard for epic poetry.
• Students of prosody learn to identify hexapody by counting the six feet in each line.