Trochaics
Translation of "trochaics" into Russian
trochaics
Nountrochaics pl /
трохаика
The poet used trochaics to give a rhythmic flow to his verses.
Поэт использовал трохаику, чтобы придать стихам ритмический поток.
Additional translations
трохаические стихи
трохаический размер
Definitions
trochaics
NounA metrical form in poetry consisting of trochees, which are metrical feet with a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.
The poet's use of trochaics gave the verse a rhythmic and emphatic quality.
trochaic
NounA line or passage of verse that is written in trochaic meter.
Shakespeare occasionally inserts a trochaic to quicken the dramatic pace.