|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| dac·tyl·ic hex·am·e·ter (plural dac·tyl·ic hex·am·e·ters) |
noun |
|
| Definition: |
| |
meter of epic poetry: a line of verse consisting of six feet, the fifth of which is a dactyl, the first four dactyls or spondees, and the sixth a spondee or trochee. It is the meter of Greek and Roman epic poetry.
|
|
|
|
