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Hexameters in a sentence

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Hexameters | Hexameter

Hexameters meaning

plural of hexameter

Using Hexameters

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of hexameter
  • In the example corpus, hexameters often appears in combinations such as: dactylic hexameters.

Context around Hexameters

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dactylic 2× hobnailed 1× latin 1× eight 1× elegant 1×

Often after:

better 1×

Sentence patterns with Hexameters

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

400 dactylic hexameters is divided 1× his hobnailed hexameters 1× into elegant hexameters 1× latin also hexameters have two 1× latin dactylic hexameters and produced 1× of eight hexameters over his 1× the hexameters are amusing 1× wrote latin hexameters better than 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

hesiod s handling 1× in contrast dante 1× in greek homeric 1× lucretius was the 1× michael drout states 1× pope damasus i 1×

Common sentence endings:

a word unit 1× about the heartstrings 1× he suffered thereby 1× his hobnailed hexameters 1× into elegant hexameters 1× language and metaphors 1×

Words around Hexameters

Just before it in the word index:

hexameter 22 hexamers 2 hexameric 2 hexamer 3 hexam 2 hexahydrate 3

Just after it in the word index:

hexamethylene 2 hexamilion 2 hexamine 2 hexane 7 hexaphonic 3 hexapla 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Hexameters

  • In this selection, "hexameters" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dactylic, hobnailed, latin and better stand out and add context to how "hexameters" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 400 dactylic hexameters is divided and his hobnailed hexameters. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hexameters" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hexameters

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In Greek Homeric poetry (not in Latin), also, hexameters have two bridges, places where there very rarely is a break in a word-unit. (24 words)

Hesiod's handling of the dactylic hexameter was not as masterful or fluent as Homer's and one modern scholar refers to his "hobnailed hexameters". (25 words)

Michael Drout states "Aldhelm wrote Latin hexameters better than anyone before in England (and possibly better than anyone since, or at least up until Milton). (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Lucretius was the first writer to introduce Roman readers to Epicurean philosophy.sfn The poem, written in some 7,400 dactylic hexameters, is divided into six untitled books, and explores Epicurean physics through richly poetic language and metaphors. (38 words)

The hexameters are amusing yet serious works, friendly in tone, leading the ancient satirist Persius to comment: "as his friend laughs, Horace slyly puts his finger on his every fault; once let in, he plays about the heartstrings". (38 words)

In contrast, Dante decided to write his epic, the Divine Comedy in Italian—a choice that defied the traditional epic choice of Latin dactylic hexameters—and produced a masterpiece beloved both then and now. (34 words)

Example sentences (8)

Hesiod's handling of the dactylic hexameter was not as masterful or fluent as Homer's and one modern scholar refers to his "hobnailed hexameters".

In contrast, Dante decided to write his epic, the Divine Comedy in Italian—a choice that defied the traditional epic choice of Latin dactylic hexameters—and produced a masterpiece beloved both then and now.

In Greek Homeric poetry (not in Latin), also, hexameters have two bridges, places where there very rarely is a break in a word-unit.

Lucretius was the first writer to introduce Roman readers to Epicurean philosophy.sfn The poem, written in some 7,400 dactylic hexameters, is divided into six untitled books, and explores Epicurean physics through richly poetic language and metaphors.

Michael Drout states "Aldhelm wrote Latin hexameters better than anyone before in England (and possibly better than anyone since, or at least up until Milton).

Pope Damasus I placed an epitaph of eight hexameters over his tomb because of his firm defense of ecclesiastical discipline and the banishment which he suffered thereby.

The hexameters are amusing yet serious works, friendly in tone, leading the ancient satirist Persius to comment: "as his friend laughs, Horace slyly puts his finger on his every fault; once let in, he plays about the heartstrings".

While in a trance the Pythia "raved" probably a form of ecstatic speech and her ravings were "translated" by the priests of the temple into elegant hexameters.

Common combinations with hexameters

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hexameters" in a sentence?
An example: "Hesiod's handling of the dactylic hexameter was not as masterful or fluent as Homer's and one modern scholar refers to his "hobnailed hexameters"." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "hexameters" from authentic English texts.
What does "hexameters" mean?
Hexameters means: plural of hexameter
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