hemistich

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

  • From French hémistiche, from Latin hēmistichium, from Ancient Greek ἡμιστίχιον, from ἡμι- + στίχος.

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