Translations for alexandrine in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

alexandrine [Am ˌæləɡˈzændrən, ˌæləɡˈzænˌdraɪn, Brit ˌalɪɡˈzɑːndrɪn, ˌalɪɡˈzɑːndrʌɪn] N

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The most common metric lengths are the ten-syllable line (decasyllable), the eight-syllable line (octosyllable) and the twelve-syllable line (the alexandrine). en.wikipedia.org

It was written in alexandrines, in five acts, and with choral interludes between the acts. en.wikipedia.org

The 191 sonnets that make up this work are written using alexandrines. en.wikipedia.org

His use of the alexandrine poetic line is considered exceptional in its harmony, simplicity and elegance. en.wikipedia.org

It was composed in twelve-syllabled lines, called after him alexandrines. en.wikipedia.org

It exists in a few extant versions; the latest version comprises 9,078 rhymed alexandrines. en.wikipedia.org

It is written in alexandrines, arranged in "ottava rima". en.wikipedia.org

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