Line, Metrical Requirement

A classical hexameter: First four feet either dactyls (Xxx) or spondees (XX), fifth foot dactyl, sixth spondee.

From a quantitative perspective, a dactyl and spondee are pretty well interchangeable to give the same length of four beats. In English with its accentual-syllabic bent, this doesn’t work as well.

Greek

Xxx Xxx Xxx Xxx Xxx XX,
XX XX XX XX Xxx XX,
etc.

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Accentual-Syllabic Verse, Classical Pentameter, Dactyl, Elegiacs, Heroic Couplets, Heroic Octave, Heroic Stanza, Quantitative Verse, Spondee

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