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trochee::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | foot, metrical foot, metrical unit |
| Derivation | trochaic |
Examples of trochee
trochee
Each half-line had exactly six syllables, and each line ended in a trochee.
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Stale old words derived from the Greek, like iamb and trochee, impede rather than assist the reader.
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The sixth foot is either a spondee or a trochee.
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The iamb is the reverse of the trochee.
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It is basically an iambic trimeter but with a surprise ending in the last foot, featuring a trochee or spondee that cripples the iambic rhythm.
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- A metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables
- (Trochees) or Lozenges are medicinal substances in powder, which are formed into solid cakes by the aid of sugar and gum.
- A two-syllable unit or foot of poetry consisting of a heavy stress followed by a light stress. Many words in English naturally form trochees, including happy, hammer, Pittsburgh, nugget, double, incest, injure, roses, hippie, Bubba, "beat it," clever, dental, dinner, shatter, pitcher, Cleveland, ...
- A metrical foot of with a strong stress followed by a weak.
- A metrical unit, in quantitative verse, of a long syllable followed by a short.
