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Sapphic line
The eleven-syllable lyric line associated with Sappho, often three long-short patterns plus a closing. Not alcaic line as the Alcaeus stanza partner, and not hendecasyllabic as the broader eleven-count alone.
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The eleven-syllable lyric line associated with Sappho, often three long-short patterns plus a closing. Not alcaic line as the Alcaeus stanza partner, and not hendecasyllabic as the broader eleven-count alone.