Trochaics
Translation of "trochaics" into Russian
trochaics
NounUK
/trəʊˈkeɪɪks/
US
/troʊˈkeɪɪks/
trochaics 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
NounUK
/trəʊˈkeɪɪks/
US
/troʊˈkeɪɪks/
A 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.