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The meter traditionally associated with classical epic? poetry, both Greek and Latin. A line of dactylic hexameter consists of six units (or "feet"), in which the first four are dactyls or spondees , the fifth is a dactyl, and the last must be either a spondee or a trochee. |
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The meter traditionally associated with classical epic? poetry, both Greek and Latin. A line of dactylic hexameter consists of six units (or "feet"), in which the first four are dactyls or spondees , the fifth is a dactyl, and the last must be either a spondee or a trochee. |
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Example: | Down in a | deep dark | hole sat an | old pig | munching a | bean stalk | |
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