noun
- verses or poetry written in trochaic meter (a metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable)
Usage: literary; prosody
Examples
- The poet experimented with trochaics in his latest collection.
- Shakespeare occasionally used trochaics for dramatic effect.
- Students studied the rhythm of trochaics in their poetry class.
- The song’s lyrics were written in trochaics to create a bouncing rhythm.
- Classical trochaics can be found in ancient Greek drama.
- The nursery rhyme follows the pattern of trochaics.