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A dactyl (/ ˈ d æ k t ɪ l /; Greek: δάκτυλος, dáktylos, “finger”) is a foot in poetic meter. [1] In quantitative verse, often used in Greek or Latin , a dactyl is a long syllable followed by two short syllables, as determined by syllable weight .
The most common feet in English are the iamb, trochee, dactyl, and anapaest. [1] The foot might be compared to a bar, or a beat divided into pulse groups, in musical notation. The English word "foot" is a translation of the Latin term pes, plural pedes, which in turn is a translation of the Ancient Greek πούς, pl. πόδες.
Dactyl (poetry) Tetrameter; Alcmanian verse, for the dactylic tetrameter in Greek and Latin poetry; References This page was last edited on 23 May 2024, at 11:51 (UTC
The modern Dvorak layout (U.S.) Dvorak / ˈ d v ɔːr æ k / ⓘ [1] is a keyboard layout for English patented in 1936 by August Dvorak and his brother-in-law, William Dealey, as a faster and more ergonomic alternative to the QWERTY layout (the de facto standard keyboard layout).
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Anapestic tetrameter is a rhythm well suited for comic verse, and prominent examples include Clement Clarke Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas" and the majority of Dr. Seuss's poems.
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