...metres, are named Aristobuliam : both from their authors. 1. HEXAMETERS. AN Hexameter verse consists of six feet, of which the first four may be either Dactyls or Spondees, as they best suit the subject treated of; the fifth foot is usually a Dactyl, and the sixth a Spondee...

...the act or practice of counting out, or noting its feet or composition. An HEXAMETER VERSE contains six feet, of which the first four may be either dactyls or spondees ; the fifth foot usually a dactyl, and the sixth a spondee or choree. A SPONDEE HEXAMETER has the fifth foot a...

...METRE. Dactylic Hexameter. § 285.—The Hexameter, as its name imports, consists of six feet. Of these, the first four may be either dactyls or spondees; the fifth must regularly be a dactyl ;*the sixth, a spondee. Tityre, | tu patu-|lse recu-|bans sub | tegmme | fag!...

...Iliad is written — belongs to Dactylic Verse. It consists, as its name implies, of six metres or feet, of which the first four may be either dactyls or spondees ; the fifth is regularly a dactyl, though sometimes a spondee ; the sixth always a spondee or trochee. When a spondee...

...Odyssey is written — belongs to Dactylic Verse. It consists, as its name implies, of six metres or feet, of which the first four may be either dactyls or spondees ; the fifth is regularly a dactyl, though sometimes a spondee ; the sixth always a spondee or trochee. When a spondee...

...aXs, cf. sal. "l'ci, cf. я! m ni. ixи. Si, j, Sv = SUU8. 29. METRE. The Homeric Hexameter consists of six feet, of which the first four may be either...dactyls ( — — — ) or spondees ( ), the fifth is nearly always a dactyl, and the sixth always a spondee or trochee. The Caesura is a cutting of a...

...Odyssey is written- — belongs to Dactylic Verse. It consists, as its name implies, of six metres or feet, of which the first four may be either dactyls or spondees ; the fifth is regularly a dactyl, though sometimes a spondee ; the sixth always a spondee or trochee. When a spondee...

...secular music, as a soug or ballad, each stanza of the words is a verse. Verse, hexameter. A verse having six feet, of which the first four may be either dactyls or spondees ; the fifth must be a dactyl, and tke sixth a spondee. Verse, Iambic. A verse consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one,...

...common form of verse, and is regularly employed in epic, didactic, and bucolic poetry. It contains six feet, of which the first four may be either dactyls or spondees, the fifth is usually a dactyl (when a spondee is here used, the verse is called spondaic), and the sixth is either...

...common form of verse, and is regularly employed in epic, didactic, and bucolic poetry. It conta ms six feet, of which the first four may be either dactyls or spondees, the fifth is usually a dactyl (when a spondee is here used, the verse is called spondaic) , and the sixth is...