Decasyllabic Line

A decasyllabic line is a line of poetry with ten syllables. It may follow any meter or rhythm, so it is not the same thing as iambic pentameter, which is a specific ten-syllable pattern. Poets use decasyllabic lines in many forms because the length is flexible and close to the natural pace of speech.

Example

Dawn lifts the mist from every quiet field
A blackbird turns the whole day into song

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