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In French versification, what is the name for a line of twelve syllables, the classical metre of French poetry?
Answer: Alexandrine — The alexandrine (alexandrin) was the dominant metre in French poetry from the Renaissance to Symbolism, used by Racine, Corneille, Baudelaire, and Mallarme.
- A Decasyllable
- B Octosyllable
- C Alexandrine ✓
- D Hendecasyllable
The alexandrine (alexandrin) was the dominant metre in French poetry from the Renaissance to Symbolism, used by Racine, Corneille, Baudelaire, and Mallarme.