FRENCH VERSE.
French verse, as found in the classical writers, consists of lines in which the principal factor is the number of syllables (loosely called pieds in French, as well as syllabes), and not, as in English, the number of accents.
French verse, as found in the classical writers, consists of lines in which the principal factor is the number of syllables (loosely called pieds in French, as well as syllabes), and not, as in English, the number of accents.