Sapphic Stanza
A poetic form of four lines or quatrains, using three hendecasyllabic lines (11 syllables each) of trochee, trochee, dactyl, trochee, trochee and a concluding line (5 syllables) of dactyl, trochee - known as the Adonic or adonean line. The meter of the first three lines sounds; dah da, dah da, da,... Sign in to see full entry.