dactyl
noun[C]
literaturespecializeduk/ˈdæk.tɪl/us/ˈdæk.tɪl/inpoetry, afoot(= aunitofdivisionofrhythm)with onestrongorlongsyllablefollowedby twounstressed(= notstrong)orshortsyllables:
（诗歌的）扬抑抑格，长短短格Thetitleof thecollectionofpoemswas Jiggery-Pokery, which is adoubledactyl.这本诗集的标题是“Jiggery-Pokery”，是双扬抑抑格。
Dactyls areimportantinclassicalverse.扬抑抑格在古典诗词中很重要。
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anapest
iamb
spondee
trochee
- We canhearhisvoicesoundingout the dactyls of "halfaleague,halfaleagueonwards".
- Hername, Helena Shovelton, is aperfectdoubledactyl.
- The verynameof Anna Karenina has agallopingrhythm, dactyls beingcommonlyused for hoofbeats.
- The dactyls inline114contributeto theurgent,questioningtone.
Literature
- action hero
- alliterative
- alternative history
- anapest
- anti-literary
- fictionality
- fictive
- free verse
- genre fiction
- Grinch
- passion play
- pentameter
- poem
- poesy
- poet laureate
- theatrics
- topos
- tragedy
- tragicomic
- trilogy