Having seven feet or legs, or relating to verse with seven metrical feet.
From Greek 'hepta' (seven) + 'pous' (foot) + '-ic' (adjective suffix). In classical literature, this describes a line of poetry with seven metrical units, following patterns established in ancient Greek metrics.
Heptapodic verse is rare compared to iambic pentameter (five feet), but ancient Greek and Latin poets used it to create a different rhythm—seven feet gives a slightly longer, more measured pace that feels different from the common five-beat bounce.
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