Sapphics
Type: | | Line | |
Description: | | Unrhymed quantitative or accentual-syllabic line composed
of two trochees, a dactyl, and two trochees. Spondees can sometimes replace trochees in either the second or fifth foot. | |
Origin: | | Greek | |
Schematic: | | Xx Xx Xxx Xx Xx | |
Line/Poem Length: | | 11 | |
See Also: | | Dactyl, Sapphic Stanza, Spondee, Trochee | |
Status: | | Complete | |
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