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dactylic [Brit dakˈtɪlɪk, Am dækˈtɪlɪk] ADJ

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The poem is divided into 17 books and is composed in dactylic hexameter. en.wikipedia.org

It refers to a line consisting of four dactylic feet. en.wikipedia.org

Though the rhyme is tetrametric, it follows no consistent metrical foot; however, the respective verses correspond roughly to monosyllabic tetrameter, dactylic tetrameter, trochaic tetrameter, and iambic tetrameter. en.wikipedia.org

The poem is not in pure dactylic tetrameter, but catalectic. en.wikipedia.org

It often has a dactylic rhythm. en.wikipedia.org

In ancient literature, heroic verse was synonymous with the dactylic hexameter. en.wikipedia.org

It is composed of 9,896 lines in dactylic hexameter. en.wikipedia.org

However, the only obvious imperfections are a few lines of verse that are metrically unfinished (i.e., not a complete line of dactylic hexameter). en.wikipedia.org

The epics were composed in dactylic hexameter verse. en.wikipedia.org

Some patterns (such as iambic pentameter) tend to be fairly regular, while other patterns, such as dactylic hexameter, tend to be highly irregular. en.wikipedia.org

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