Portuguese Portuguese poetry uses a syllabic metre in which the verse is classified according to the last stressed syllable. The Portuguese system is quite similar to those of Spanish and Italian, as they are closely related languages. The most commonly used verses are: Redondilha menor: composed of 5 syllables. Redondilha maior: composed of 7 syllables. Decasyllable (decassílabo): composed of 10 syllables. Mostly used in Parnassian sonnets. It is equivalent to the Italian hendecasyllable. Heroic (heróico): stresses on the sixth and tenth syllables. Sapphic (sáfico): stresses on the fourth, eighth and tenth syllables. Martelo: stresses on the third, sixth and tenth syllables. Gaita galega or moinheira: stresses on the fourth, seventh and tenth syllables. Dodecasyllable (dodecassílabo): composed of 12 syllables. Alexandrine (alexandrino): divided into two hemistiches, the sixth and the twelfth syllables are stressed. Barbarian (bárbaro): composed of 13 or more syllables. Lucasian (lucasiano): composed of 16 syllables, divided into two hemistiches of 8 syllables each.
Portuguese Portuguese poetry uses a syllabic metre in which the verse is classified according to the last stressed syllable The Portuguese system is quite similar to those of Spanish and Italian, as they are closely related languages. The most commonly used ve,rses are: Redondilha menor: composed of 5 syllables. Redondilha maior: composed of 7 syllables. Decasyllable (decassílabo) composed of 10 syllables. Mostly used in Parnassian sonnets It is equivalent to the Italian hendecasyllable. Heroic (heróico): stresses on the sixth and tenth syllables. Sapphic (sáfico): stresses on the fourth, eighth and tenth syllables. Martelo: stresses on the third sixth and tenth syllables. Gaita galega or moinheira: stresses on the fourth, seventh and tenth syllables. Dodecasyllable (dodecassílabo): composed of 12 syllables. Alexandrine (alexandrino): divi.ded into two hemistiches, the sixth and the twelfth syllables are stressed. Barbarian (bárbaro): composed of 13 or more syllables. Lucasian (lucasiano): composed of 16 syllables, divided into two hemistiches of 8 syllables each.