An accented word is called _aguda_ when it has the accent on the last
syllable, e.g. _verdad, luz, yo_; _llana_ (or grave) when it has the
accent on the penult, e.g. _trabajo, fruto_; _esdrújula_ when it has
the accent on the antepenult, e.g. _límpido, pájaro, pórtico_.
A verse is called _agudo, llano_ (or grave), or _esdrújulo_ according
to whether its final word is _aguda, llana_ (or grave), or
_esdrújula_.
In a _verso agudo_ the last syllable counts for two syllables.
Therefore, _Ni tu ni yo jamás_, p. 177, XXXIII, l. 2, is a
heptasyllable.
In a _verso llano_ (grave) the number of syllables does not change.
Therefore, _Detrás del abanico_, p. 180, XL, l. 27, is a
heptasyllable.
In a _verso esdrújulo_, the intermediate syllable between the accented
syllable and the final syllable does not count, either in enumerating
the syllables in the verse or for the rhyme (assonance). Therefore,
_Umbrales de su pórtico_, p. 180, XL, l. 32, is a heptasyllable.