Definition of tetrastich in English:

tetrastich

noun ˈtɛtrəstɪkˈtɛtrəˌstɪk

Prosody

A group of four lines of verse.
〔诗韵〕四行诗；（诗的）四行一节
Example sentencesExamples
- If Edward Cowell hadn't been able to interest Edward FitzGerald in the study of the Persian language in 1852 and brought to FitzGerald's notice in 1856 a Persian manuscript in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, then FitzGerald would not have translated these ‘Epicurean tetrastichs by a Persian of the eleventh century’.
- There is no alteration in the words; but the two tetrastichs composing the first stanza are transposed.
- The original Rubaiyat (as, missing an Arabic guttural, these tetrastichs are more musically called) are independent stanzas, consisting each of four lines of equal, though varied, prosody; sometimes all rhyming, but oftener (as here imitated) the third line a blank.
- That this is a work adapted from Ovid's poem is evident from the prominent authorial emphasis given to Johannes Posthius of Germersheim on the title-page: he is the author of the German and Latin tetrastichs which make up the text of the book.
- They are called the Ausonii Tetrastichon because they are a series of tetrastichs - four-line stanzas - by the fourth century Gallo-Roman poet Ausonius.
Synonyms
stanza, strophe, stave, canto

Origin

Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek tetrastikhon 'having four rows', from tetra- 'four' + stikhon 'row, line of verse'.

Definition of tetrastich in US English:

tetrastich

nounˈtɛtrəˌstɪkˈtetrəˌstik

Prosody

A group of four lines of verse.
〔诗韵〕四行诗；（诗的）四行一节
Example sentencesExamples
- That this is a work adapted from Ovid's poem is evident from the prominent authorial emphasis given to Johannes Posthius of Germersheim on the title-page: he is the author of the German and Latin tetrastichs which make up the text of the book.
- There is no alteration in the words; but the two tetrastichs composing the first stanza are transposed.
- If Edward Cowell hadn't been able to interest Edward FitzGerald in the study of the Persian language in 1852 and brought to FitzGerald's notice in 1856 a Persian manuscript in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, then FitzGerald would not have translated these ‘Epicurean tetrastichs by a Persian of the eleventh century’.
- They are called the Ausonii Tetrastichon because they are a series of tetrastichs - four-line stanzas - by the fourth century Gallo-Roman poet Ausonius.
- The original Rubaiyat (as, missing an Arabic guttural, these tetrastichs are more musically called) are independent stanzas, consisting each of four lines of equal, though varied, prosody; sometimes all rhyming, but oftener (as here imitated) the third line a blank.
Synonyms
stanza, strophe, stave, canto

Origin

Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek tetrastikhon ‘having four rows’, from tetra- ‘four’ + stikhon ‘row, line of verse’.

词汇	tetrastich
释义	Definition of tetrastich in English: tetrastich noun ˈtɛtrəstɪkˈtɛtrəˌstɪk Prosody A group of four lines of verse. 〔诗韵〕四行诗；（诗的）四行一节 Example sentencesExamples If Edward Cowell hadn't been able to interest Edward FitzGerald in the study of the Persian language in 1852 and brought to FitzGerald's notice in 1856 a Persian manuscript in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, then FitzGerald would not have translated these ‘Epicurean tetrastichs by a Persian of the eleventh century’. There is no alteration in the words; but the two tetrastichs composing the first stanza are transposed. The original Rubaiyat (as, missing an Arabic guttural, these tetrastichs are more musically called) are independent stanzas, consisting each of four lines of equal, though varied, prosody; sometimes all rhyming, but oftener (as here imitated) the third line a blank. That this is a work adapted from Ovid's poem is evident from the prominent authorial emphasis given to Johannes Posthius of Germersheim on the title-page: he is the author of the German and Latin tetrastichs which make up the text of the book. They are called the Ausonii Tetrastichon because they are a series of tetrastichs - four-line stanzas - by the fourth century Gallo-Roman poet Ausonius. Synonyms stanza, strophe, stave, canto Origin Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek tetrastikhon 'having four rows', from tetra- 'four' + stikhon 'row, line of verse'. Definition of tetrastich in US English: tetrastich nounˈtɛtrəˌstɪkˈtetrəˌstik Prosody A group of four lines of verse. 〔诗韵〕四行诗；（诗的）四行一节 Example sentencesExamples That this is a work adapted from Ovid's poem is evident from the prominent authorial emphasis given to Johannes Posthius of Germersheim on the title-page: he is the author of the German and Latin tetrastichs which make up the text of the book. There is no alteration in the words; but the two tetrastichs composing the first stanza are transposed. If Edward Cowell hadn't been able to interest Edward FitzGerald in the study of the Persian language in 1852 and brought to FitzGerald's notice in 1856 a Persian manuscript in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, then FitzGerald would not have translated these ‘Epicurean tetrastichs by a Persian of the eleventh century’. They are called the Ausonii Tetrastichon because they are a series of tetrastichs - four-line stanzas - by the fourth century Gallo-Roman poet Ausonius. The original Rubaiyat (as, missing an Arabic guttural, these tetrastichs are more musically called) are independent stanzas, consisting each of four lines of equal, though varied, prosody; sometimes all rhyming, but oftener (as here imitated) the third line a blank. Synonyms stanza, strophe, stave, canto Origin Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek tetrastikhon ‘having four rows’, from tetra- ‘four’ + stikhon ‘row, line of verse’.
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