كيف تنطق "alexandrine"

word

ˌæɫəɡˈzændɹin

al-uhg-ZAN-drin

ˌælɪɡzˈɑːndɹiːn

al-igz-AHN-dreen

التعريف

An alexandrine is a line of poetry that has twelve syllables, often found in French poetry and sometimes used in English and other languages.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˌæɫəɡˈzændɹin

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˌælɪɡzˈɑːndɹiːn

أمريكي

al-uhg-ZAN-drin

بريطاني

al-igz-AHN-dreen

An alexandrine contains twelve syllables in each line.

French poets often use the alexandrine form.

She learned about the alexandrine in her literature class.

The poem’s rhythm changes when the writer switches to an alexandrine.