dactylic
adjective
literaturespecializeduk/dækˈtɪl.ɪk/us/dækˈtɪl.ɪk/used to refer to arhythminpoetryin which onestrongorlongsyllableisfollowedby twounstressed(= notstrong)orshortsyllables:
（诗歌）扬抑抑格的，长短短格的The word "elephant"demonstratesa dactylicstresspattern.“Elephant”这个词便是扬抑抑模式。
Compare
iambic
spondaic
trochaic
- Iambicrhythmsaredescribedas "ascending" because theyascendfrom alowto a highlevelofstress, while trochaic and dactylicrhythmsare "descending."
- HearguesthatEnglishdactylicverseuses dactyls veryirregularly.
- Thepatternhere isknownas a dactyl (- ..) and these are dactylicfeet.
- SherecognisedShostakovich'sincessantdactylicrhythms.
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