Octosyllable vs. Octosyllabic — What's the Difference?

The octosyllable or octosyllabic verse is a line of verse with eight syllables. It is equivalent to tetrameter verse in trochees in languages with a stress accent.

A line of verse containing eight syllables.

A line of verse containing eight syllables.

A poem having eight syllables in each line.

A poem having eight syllables in each line.

A word of eight syllables.

A word of eight syllables.

Containing eight syllables

(poetry) line of verse with eight syllables

Consisting of or containing eight syllables.

Octosyllabic.

Having or consisting of line of eight syllables;

A word of eight syllables.

Having or characterized by or consisting of eight syllables

A verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines