How do you use Octosyllabic in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like syllabic, plus the exact meaning.
Octosyllabic in a sentence
Octosyllabic meaning
Containing eight syllables
Synonyms of Octosyllabic
Using Octosyllabic
- The main meaning on this page is: Containing eight syllables
- Useful related words include: syllabic.
Context around Octosyllabic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Octosyllabic
- In this selection, "octosyllabic" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, verse stand out and add context to how "octosyllabic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include appeared in octosyllabic verse and which are octosyllabic and use. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "octosyllabic" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with octosyllabic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Before the publication of this work most of the trouvère romances appeared in octosyllabic verse. (15 words)
In southern and eastern Europe, and in countries that derive their tradition from them, ballad structure differs significantly, like Spanish romanceros, which are octosyllabic and use consonance rather than rhyme. (30 words)
In southern and eastern Europe, and in countries that derive their tradition from them, ballad structure differs significantly, like Spanish romanceros, which are octosyllabic and use consonance rather than rhyme. (30 words)
Before the publication of this work most of the trouvère romances appeared in octosyllabic verse. (15 words)
Example sentences (2)
Before the publication of this work most of the trouvère romances appeared in octosyllabic verse.
In southern and eastern Europe, and in countries that derive their tradition from them, ballad structure differs significantly, like Spanish romanceros, which are octosyllabic and use consonance rather than rhyme.