trochee

Noun

A metrical foot consisting of one long or stressed syllable followed by one short or unstressed syllable.

ریشه

From Latin trochaeus, from Ancient Greek τροχαῖος (trokhaîos, “running”), from τρέχω (trékho, “I run”).

مثال

• The word 'garden' is a trochee, with the stress on the first syllable.
• She used a trochee to start her poem, setting a rhythmic tone.
• The trochee is the opposite of an iamb in poetic meter.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Trochee meter Trochee rhythm Line of trochees