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| − | * '''trochee:''' a metrical foot used in formal poetry consisting of a long (or accented) syllable followed by a short (or unaccented) one; ''[[O carina!|O carina! O carina!]]'' in this sentence consists of four trochees in succession; although rare in English verse, the trochee is fairly common in children's rhymes (such as ''Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star'') | + | * '''trochee:''' a metrical foot used in formal poetry consisting of a long (or accented) syllable followed by a short (or unaccented) one; ''[[O carina!|O carina! O carina!]]'' in this sentence consists of four trochees in succession; although rare in English verse, the trochee is fairly common in children's rhymes (such as ''Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star''). For tree trochees (tricky trochees) : [[brontoichthyan]] ([[Page_7|FW 007.20]]) |
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trochee Wikipedia] | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trochee Wikipedia] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:40, 30 March 2011
- trochee: a metrical foot used in formal poetry consisting of a long (or accented) syllable followed by a short (or unaccented) one; O carina! O carina! in this sentence consists of four trochees in succession; although rare in English verse, the trochee is fairly common in children's rhymes (such as Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star). For tree trochees (tricky trochees) : brontoichthyan (FW 007.20)
