hemistich

hemistich

English

Etymology

From French hémistiche, from Latin hemistichium, from Ancient Greek ἡμιστίχιον (hēmistíkhion), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “verse”).

Noun

hemistich (plural hemistichs or hemistiches)

1. An approximate half-line of verse, separated from another by a caesura, often for dramatic effect
2. An unfinished line of verse

Translations

approximate half-line of verse

Bulgarian: полустишие n (polustišie) French: hémistiche (fr) m Italian: emistichio m

Persian: مصرع‎ (fa) (mesra') Spanish: hemistiquio m

unfinished line of verse

Italian: emistichio m

Spanish: hemistiquio m