what is a sapphic
SapÂ·phic. adj. 1. Of or relating to the Greek poet Sappho. 2. a. Of, relating to, or being a verse characteristic of Sappho, containing 11 syllables and consisting of a trochee, a spondee or trochee, a dactyl, a trochee, and a spondee or trochee. b. Relating to or being a stanza of three such verses followed by a verse consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee.