dactylic hexameter
noun[CorU]
literaturespecializeduk/dækˌtɪl.ɪk heksˈæm.ɪ.tər/us/dækˌtɪl.ɪk heksˈæm.ə.t̬ɚ/thetypeofhexameter(= alineorrhythminpoetrywith sixstressedsyllables)used inancientGreekpoetry, that usually consists of fivedactylsand either aspondeeortrochee:
（诗歌）六音步扬抑抑格，六音步长短短格The Iliad is anepicpoemindactylic hexameters.《伊利亚特》是一首史诗，采用了六音步长短短格的形式。
Dactylic hexameter was thetraditionalmetreofGreekepicpoetry.六音步长短短格是希腊史诗的传统格律。
- Thepoemisdividedinto 17booksand iscomposedin dactylic hexameter.
- Epicpoem, eh? Soon he'll betellingus about theboringdactylic hexameters in which it's written.
- While Islept, IdreamtinLatin, and the dactylic hexameterkeptpoundingaway in mybrain.
- Somepatterns(such asiambicpentameter)tendto befairlyregular, while otherpatterns, such as dactylic hexameter,tendto behighlyirregular.
Literature
- action hero
- alliterative
- alternative history
- anapest
- anti-literary
- fictionality
- fictive
- free verse
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- passion play
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- poesy
- poet laureate
- theatrics
- topos
- tragedy
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