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Dactylic hexameter (also known as heroic hexameter and the meter of epic) is a form of meter or rhythmic scheme frequently used in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry. The scheme of the hexameter is usually as follows (writing – for a long syllable, u for a short, and u u for a position that may be a long or two shorts): | … See more
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Ancient Greek and Latin poetry is made up of long and short syllables arranged in various patterns. In Greek, a long syllable is συλλαβἠ μακρά (sullabē makrá) and a short syllable is … See moreIn English
Many poets have attempted to write dactylic hexameters in English, though few works composed in … See more• Introduction to dactylic hexameter for Latin verse.
• Reading dactylic hexameter, specifically Homer.
• Recitation of Homer Iliad 23.62-107 (in Greek), by Stanley Lombardo See moreThe hexameter came into Latin as an adaptation from Greek long after the practice of singing the epics had faded. Consequentially, the properties of the meter were learned … See more
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