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Dactylic Hexameter: The Epic Meter

Dactylic Hexameter: The Epic Meter. What is Meter. T he rhythm of a piece of poetry In L atin meter is defined in terms of quantity i.e. the length of a vowel sound The Aeneid uses dactylic hexameter . Dactylic Hexameter. Each line is divided into six measures or feet.

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Dactylic Hexameter: The Epic Meter

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  1. Dactylic Hexameter:The Epic Meter

  2. What is Meter • The rhythm of a piece of poetry • In Latin meter is defined in terms of quantity i.e. the length of a vowel sound • The Aeneid uses dactylic hexameter

  3. Dactylic Hexameter • Each line is divided into six measures or feet. • Each foot will be either a dactyl or a spondee. • Armavirumquecano, Toriae qui primus aboris • Armavi|rumqueca|no, Troi|ae qui | primus ab | oris

  4. Measures • Syllables are usually divided between a vowel and a single consonant. • Vi – rum not vir – um • When a vowel is followed by two consonants in the same word, the division falls between the two consonants • Ar – ma nor arm – a • When p, g, d, k, t is followed by an l or r, treat as a single consonant. • Pa – tres not pat – res

  5. Dactyl • A dactyl comes from the Greek word daktulos meaning finger. • A dactyl is made up of a long vowel sound followed by two short vowel sounds.

  6. Spondee • A spondee is a foot with two long vowel sounds • –– ––

  7. Tips • The 6th foot in a line will always be a spondee • The 5th foot in a line will almost always be a dactyl

  8. Reading Aloud Do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orzrnEzKbaE&feature=related Don’t Do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoD0vjQidrc&playnext=1&list=PL7A4E520B6DBD65C1&feature=results_main

  9. Long Syllables • Long by nature • Diphthongs like ae, au, ei, eu, oe • Marked with a macron • _ _ • Coeptus in villa • Long by position • Followed by two or more consonants (even in a different word) • Followed by a double consonant like x = ks or z = ds

  10. Exceptions • H does not count as a consonant • When p, g, d, k, t is followed by an l or r, treat as a single consonant. I.e. this will not make a vowel long by position.

  11. Elision • Elision is the omission of syllable • E.g. I’m instead of I am. • When a word ending in a vowel or vowel + m is followed by a word beginning with a vowel or h + a vowel, the first vowel sound is omitted.

  12. Remember • I can be either a consonant or a vowel. When I occurs at the beginning of a word and is followed by a vowel, it functions as a consonant. • Iungo = jugoiam = jam Iuno = Juno • Qu, su, and gufunctiuon as a single consonant.

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