_Pentasyllabic Verse_: A verse of five syllables must have an accent
on the fourth. It may or may not have a supernumerary accent on the
first or second syllable.
Ex. _Rumor sonóro_, p. I 70, XV, l. 3.
_Adonic verse_ is a pentasyllable with necessary accents on the first
and fourth syllables.
Ex. _Céfiro blando_. Villegas.
_Hexasyllabic Verse_: A verse of six syllables must have an accent on
the fifth. There may or may not be supernumerary accents, but never on
the fourth syllable.
5
Ex. _Y^entre^aquella sombra
2 5
Veíase^á^intérvalos
3 5
Dibujarse rígida
2 5
La forma del cuerpo_, p. 188, LXXIII, ll. 13-16.
_Heptasyllabic Verse_: A verse of seven syllables must have an accent
on the sixth, and at least one other necessary accent, which may be on
any syllable except the fifth.
2 6
Ex. _Su mano^entre mis manos,
2 6
Sus ojos en mis ojos_, p. 179, XL, ll. 1-2.
_Octosyllabic Verse_: A verse of eight syllables must have an accent
on the seventh, and at least one other accent, which may fall on any
syllable except the sixth.
1 4 7
Ex. _Hojas del árbol caídas
2 5 7
Juguetes al viento son._ Espronceda.
_Hendecasyllabic verse_: There are two classes of hendecasyllables.
_First Class_: Verses of eleven syllables which have the sixth
syllable and the tenth syllable stressed are hendecasyllables of the
first class.
Ex. _Los invisibles 'átomos del 'aire_, p. 168, X, l. 1.
Hendecasyllables of the first class may have supernumerary accents on
other syllables, provided they do not fall upon the fifth or ninth.
Ex. _Los sus'pires son 'aire, y van al 'aire.
Las 'lágrimas son 'agua, y van al 'mar._ p. 178, XXXVIII, ll.
1-2.
_Second Class_: Hendecasyllables of the second class are
eleven-syllable verses with the accent on the fourth, eighth, and
tenth syllables. There may be accents on other syllables, provided
that they be not _obstruccionistas_.
Ex. _Olas gi'gantes qu^e^os rom'péis bra'mando,_ p. 183, LII, l. 1.
If it is difficult to classify a hendecasyllable because it has
accents on the fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth syllables, one must
decide on the prominence of the accents from pauses, or from emphasis.
The hendecasyllable,
_La vida es 'corta, 'sí; muy 'largo el 'arte,_
would belong to the first class on account of the emphasis of _sí_,
while the verse,
_La vida es 'corta, 'corta; 'largo el 'arte,_
would belong to the second class on account of the pause after the
fourth and the emphasis on the eighth. The accent on the sixth is,
then, not constituent, but supernumerary.