Dactyls [noun]

Definition of Dactyls:

foot part

Synonyms of Dactyls:


Opposite/Antonyms of Dactyls:

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Sentence/Example of Dactyls:

A Dactyl is a three-syllable foot accented on the first syllable.

It will be noted that the dactyl is very closely related in expression to the trochee, and the anapest to the iambic.

The proceleusmatic foot, or four short syllables, instead of the dactyl; scen.

This foot, consisting of one accented syllable, followed by two unaccented syllables, is called a dactyl.

The Dactyl, a foot of three syllables, the first long and the two last short, is used principally in the first place in the line.

The Dactyl, rolls round, expresses beautifully the majesty of the sun in his course.

The general beat may be compared to the dactyl of ancient Greek and Roman versification.

Now the medium of these is about fourteen syllables, because the dactyl is a more frequent foot in hexameters than the spondee.

The accented syllable of the dactyl is longest, and the second unaccented syllable, the last in the group, is shortest.

The prolongation of the foot pause would make the dactyl but a modified trochee.