A
hemistich is a half-line of verse, followed and preceded by a caesura , that makes up a single overall prosodic or verse unit.
Kaynak: HemistichHemistich length: All but the shortest lines are divided into part-lines (
hemistichs); each
hemistich also contains a specific number of
Kaynak: Syllabic verse Each
hemistich (half-verse) of 16 syllables can take either a pathyā ("normal") form or one of several vipulā ("extended") forms, as in
Kaynak: ShlokaIt corresponds to a line , though sometimes improperly renderered as "couplet " since each beit is divided into two
hemistich s of equal
Kaynak: BeitA ruba'i is a two-line stanza with two parts (or
hemistich s) per line, hence the word rubáiyát (derived from the Arabic language root
Kaynak: Rubaiyat of Omar KhayyamThe first syllable of each
hemistich (half line of verse) has given its name to a successive note. The use of Ut queant laxis to name the
Kaynak: Ut queant laxisHe had a contest at capping verses with the famous Arabic poet, al-Nabighah , the latter reciting one
hemistich , while Al-Rabi had to
Kaynak: Al-Rabi ibn Abu al-HuqayqClimactic parallelism occurs where the second
hemistich partially balances the first
hemistich, but also adds a thought or completes it.
Kaynak: Biblical poetryUnlike sher , a triveni consists of three "
hemistich s" (misras). The first two are complete in themselves but the addition of the third
Kaynak: Triveni (poetry)unit of hazaj meter compositions is a closed couplet—a bai't "distich" (literally "tent")—of two
hemistich s known as misrá s ("tent flaps").
Kaynak: Hazaj meterUnlike sher , a Troyki consists of three "
hemistich s" (misras). The first two are complete in themselves but the addition of the third
Kaynak: TroykiClassical Arabic: Thus, the following
hemistich. qifā nabki min ḏikrā ḥabībin wa-manzili. قفا نبك من ذكرى حبيبٍ ومنزلِ Would be traditionally
Kaynak: Metre (poetry)It was nevertheless proscribed in the next year at the instance of the Montagnard deputy Albitte, for the anti-anarchical
hemistich Des
Kaynak: Joseph ChénierEach
hemistich of 16 syllables can take either a pathyā ("normal") form or one of several vipulā ("extended") forms. constraints on a
Kaynak: Anuṣṭubhand 16 metric syllables with a pronounced caesura , that divides the verse in two
hemistich es, of which the first tends to be octosyllabic.
Kaynak: Mocedades de RodrigoThere are some Fahlavi poems by him apparently in his native dialect: a
hemistich called zabān-e fahlavī (1976, I, p. another
hemistichKaynak: Rashid-al-Din HamadaniThe title of psalm 3 is more than minimal, an entire verse containing more than one
hemistich . parashah division after the first
hemistich.
Kaynak: ParashahHalf-lines are also known as verses or
hemistich s; the first is called the a-verse (or on-verse), the second the b-verse (or off-verse
Kaynak: Alliterative verse