trochaic
Origin of trochaic
1Other words from trochaic
- tro·cha·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·tro·cha·ic, adjective
Words Nearby trochaic
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How to use trochaic in a sentence
In the same way, one decides that “The Song of Hiawatha” is written in trochaic tetrameter.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterIn this stanza the prevailing foot is iambic, but the first foot is trochaic.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterThis may occur when the accent is on the first syllable of a foot; that is, when the foot is trochaic or dactylic.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterIn both, the trochaic foot and the very short line indicate abrupt outpouring of feeling.
Browning and the Dramatic Monologue | S. S. CurryThey are all in rhyming Latin, and chiefly, though with exceptions, in the loose trochaic metre called Leonine.
British Dictionary definitions for trochaic
/ (trəʊˈkeɪɪk) prosody /
of, relating to, or consisting of trochees
another word for trochee
a verse composed of trochees
Derived forms of trochaic
- trochaically, adverb
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