dactylic

Meanings

• Noun

  A type of metrical foot in poetry, consisting of three syllables, the first and third of which are stressed.

  - "The poem's rhythm follows a dactylic hexameter."
  - "The dactylic foot is one of the most common metrical feet in English poetry."

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Variants

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dactyl , dactylic , dactylics , dactyls

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Etymology

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From Greek daktulos (finger), because in ancient Greek poetry, a dactylic foot was marked by a dot under the syllable representing the stressed syllable, which looked like a fingerprint.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'dactylic' comes from the Greek word daktulos, meaning 'finger'.

2. Dactylic hexameter was the preferred meter for epic poetry in ancient Greece.

3. The English poet John Milton used dactylic hexameter in his epic poem 'Paradise Lost'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Anapestic: Another type of metrical foot, consisting of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable.

2. Iambic: A type of metrical foot consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

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Culture

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Dactylic meter has been used in various forms of literature, including epic poetry, odes, and hymns. It was particularly popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

How to Memorize "dactylic"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a finger (dactyl) tapping out the stressed syllables in a dactylic foot.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dactylic' with the Greek word 'daktulos' to remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that a dactylic foot is like a fingerprint, with the stressed syllables being the 'fingerprints' of the meter.

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