Alexandrine Verse form popularized in France in which lines contain 12 syllables (and sometimes 13). The lines are iambic, and major accents occur on the sixth and 12th syllables; two minor accents occur, one before the sixth syllable and one before the twelfth syllable. A pause (caesura) occurs immediately after the sixth syllable. Generally, there is no enjambment in the French Alexandrine line. However, enjambment does occur in English translations of Alexandrine verse. The name Alexandrine derives from a 12th Century work about Alexander the Great that was written in this verse format. Alexandrine verse became popular in the 16th and 17th English Centuries. Jean Baptiste Racine was one of the masters of this format. Some English writers later adapted the format in their poetry.
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