dactylic pentameter
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Dactylic pentameter — is a form of meter in poetry. It is normally found in the second line of the classical Latin or Greek elegiac couplet, following the first line of dactylic hexameter. The meter consists of two halves, both shaped around the dactylic hexameter… … Wikipedia
Dactylic metre — is any meter primarily composed of dactyls (long short short, or stressed unstressed unstressed). It may refer to: Dactylic tetrameter Dactylic pentameter Dactylic hexameter This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.… … Wikipedia
Pentameter — Pen*tam e*ter, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? (see {Penta }) + ? measure.] (Gr. & L.Pros.) A verse of five feet. [1913 Webster] Note: The dactylic pentameter consists of two parts separated by a di[ae]resis. Each part consists of two dactyls and a long… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pentameter — In poetry, a pentameter is a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet. Iambic pentameter is one of the most commonly used meters in English, used extensively by many poets, including William Shakespeare, John Milton, and William Wordsworth … Wikipedia
pentameter — n. 1 a verse of five feet, e.g. English iambic verse of ten syllables. 2 a form of Gk or Latin dactylic verse composed of two halves each of two feet and a long syllable, used in elegiac verse. Etymology: L f. Gk pentametros (as PENTA , METER) … Useful english dictionary
Meter (poetry) — In poetry, meter (metre in British English) is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse meter, or a certain set of meters alternating in a particular order. The study of… … Wikipedia
Latin poetry — was a major part of Latin literature during the height of the Latin language. During Latin literature s Golden Age, most of the great literature was written in poetry, including works by Virgil, Catullus, and Horace.A number of meters are used in … Wikipedia
Milton, John — born Dec. 9, 1608, London, Eng. died Nov. 8, 1674, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire English poet. A brilliant youth, Milton attended Cambridge University (1625–32), where he wrote poems in Latin, Italian, and English; these included L Allegro… … Universalium
Dactyl (poetry) — Metrical feet Disyllables ˘ ˘ pyrrhus, dibrach ˘ ¯ iamb … Wikipedia
List of classical meters — The following meters were used in Greek poetry and borrowed into Latin poetry in the classical period:Major Forms*Dactylic hexameter *Elegiac couplet, consisting of a line of dactylic hexameter and one of dactylic pentameter *Iambic… … Wikipedia
