noun
- Verse or poetry composed in lines of eight syllables; octosyllabic verse or poems written in this meter.
Usage: literary; technical; plural form; singular is octosyllabic
Examples
- The poet specialized in octosyllabics, crafting lines with exactly eight syllables each.
- Many medieval romances were written in octosyllabics, making them easier to recite aloud.
- She studied the octosyllabics of French poetry as part of her literature course.
- The collection featured both octosyllabics and longer metrical forms.
- Octosyllabics were popular in English verse during the Renaissance period.