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Recent Examples of hexameter
Even Pope settled for iambic pentameter when translating Homer, rather than the epics’ dactylic hexameter.
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William Logan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
At a rate of roughly one verse per minute, Clark’s invention could compose striking Latin hexameters.
—Laurent Dubreuil, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
On the other, the Satires and Epistles, loose, talky poems written, like the Ars, in dactylic hexameter.
—Gregory Hays, The New York Review of Books, 27 May 2020
More specifically, a grammatically- and rhythmically-correct line of dactylic hexameter, the kind used by Virgil and Ovid.
—Leah Henrickson, Slate Magazine, 29 Aug. 2017
Sarah Ruden took upon herself the Herculean task of translating Virgil line-by-line, in iambic pentameter, the normative rhythm of English verse, as dactylic hexameter is of ancient epic.
—Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2017
With one, epic style — stage behavior was often tender, intimate — was established primarily by musical meter, as grand, propulsive and firm as the hexameters of Homer.
—Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2016
William Logan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
At a rate of roughly one verse per minute, Clark’s invention could compose striking Latin hexameters.
—Laurent Dubreuil, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
On the other, the Satires and Epistles, loose, talky poems written, like the Ars, in dactylic hexameter.
—Gregory Hays, The New York Review of Books, 27 May 2020
More specifically, a grammatically- and rhythmically-correct line of dactylic hexameter, the kind used by Virgil and Ovid.
—Leah Henrickson, Slate Magazine, 29 Aug. 2017
Sarah Ruden took upon herself the Herculean task of translating Virgil line-by-line, in iambic pentameter, the normative rhythm of English verse, as dactylic hexameter is of ancient epic.
—Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2017
With one, epic style — stage behavior was often tender, intimate — was established primarily by musical meter, as grand, propulsive and firm as the hexameters of Homer.
—Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hexameter
Noun
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The Best Cocktail for Poetry Fans: Negroni Lyrical writers like Shakespeare and John Keats often relied on iambic pentameter: verses that contain five 10-syllable lines.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
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The movie does use certain software in order to ensure that the rhymes of Dr Seuss’ famous feline creation are structured in iambic pentameter, Carloni explained.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Sitting in a chair that supports movement, such as one with a self-adjusting recline mechanism, can help prevent this condition, according to Puleio.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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The balloons provide essential atmospheric data used in models that help predict hurricane movement, such as the balloon in Del Rio, Texas that warned forecasters of the potential for heavy rain in Texas in early July.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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“Hexameter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hexameter. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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