Hexameter expansion adds syllables to a hexameter line, as in "Arms and the man I sing, who first from shores of Troy did flee" (expanded); "The wind, it blows, the leaves, they fall, the night, it deepens now with chill" (expansion); "The stars, they shine, the air, it still, the moon, it rises high above" (expanded hexameter); "The fire, it burns, the warmth, it fades, the world, it grows so cold and gray" (expansion); "The bells, they ring, the day, it ends, the soul, it finds its rest in peace" (expanded); "The river, flows, the moon, it shines, the night, it draws so near with grace" (hexameter expansion).