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trochaic

/troʊˈkeɪ.ɪk/

Traduction: Relatif au trochée ou composé de trochées, pied métrique formé d'une syllabe accentuée suivie d'une syllabe atone.

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adjective

/troʊˈkeɪ.ɪk/C2formalart
  • frRelatif au trochée ou composé de trochées, pied métrique formé d'une syllabe accentuée suivie d'une syllabe atone.

Relating to or composed of trochees, a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable.

  1. Relating to trocheesC2formal

    Describing a metrical foot in poetry consisting of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable.

    frtrochaïque

    • The poem is written in trochaic meter, giving it a rhythmic, falling beat.
    • Shakespeare sometimes used trochaic lines for dramatic effect.
    • Trochaic verse is common in children's nursery rhymes like 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star'.

    Antonymesiambic

Formes
  • more trochaic comparative form
  • most trochaic superlative form