Adonic
prosody. noting a verse consisting of a dactyl () followed by a spondee () or trochee ().
of or like adonis.
prosody. an adonic verse or line.
historical examples
adonic verse is a pentasyllable with necessary accents on the first and fourth syllables.
legends, tales and poems gustavo adolfo becquer
adjective
(in cl-ssical prosody) of or relating to a verse line consisting of a dactyl (¯˘˘) followed by a spondee (––) or by a trochee (¯˘), thought to have been first used in laments for adonis
of or relating to adonis
noun
an adonic line or verse
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