cretic (0 synonym found)

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Definition of cretic:

°Referring to a metrical pattern of poetry where each foot is composed of 3 syllables, the first and third of which are stressed and the second is unstressed. This pattern is very rare in English poetry.
"Example: In Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream the fairy speaks in cretic dimeter beginning: "Over hill, Over Dale." (Thus the line has six syllables and naturally is spoken as "OV-er HILL/OV-er DALE.")"
Definition of cretic:

°Referring to a metrical pattern of poetry where each foot is composed of 3 syllables, the first and third of which are stressed and the second is unstressed. This pattern is very rare in English poetry.
"Example: In Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream the fairy speaks in cretic dimeter beginning: "Over hill, Over Dale." (Thus the line has six syllables and naturally is spoken as "OV-er HILL/OV-er DALE.")"
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