Dactyl

Type:		Rhythm

Description:		A three-beat rhythm with one stressed followed by two unstressed. The name comes from the Greek word for finger, a creation with one long bone and two shorter ones.

Origin:		Greek

Schematic:		Xxx

Rhythm/Stanza Length:		3

See Also:		Alcaics, Amphibrach, Anapest, Classical Hendecasyllable, Classical Heroic Line, Double Dactyl, Light Verse, Romantic stanza, Sapphics

Status:		Complete