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Sentences with DACTYL

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Sentences

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"The dactyl is a metrical foot used in poetry."
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"A typical dactyl consists of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables."
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"The word 'poetry' can be scanned as a dactyl."
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"In English, the word 'elephant' can also be considered a dactyl."
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"The word 'Hollywood' can be analyzed as a dactyl."
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"The poet employed a dactyl to create a specific rhythm."
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"The dactyl is a common feature of ancient epic poetry."
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"The line has four dactyls and a final trochee."
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"The dactyl is one of the basic metrical feet in English."
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"The nursery rhyme begins with a dactyl."
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"The poet skillfully employed dactyls and spondees in the composition."
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"The dactyl has a long-short-short pattern."
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"The dactyl is a metrical foot consisting of one accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables."
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"In the word 'poetry', the stress falls on the first syllable, making it a dactyl."
3
"The word 'merrily' can be analyzed as a dactyl, with the stress on the first syllable."
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"Many nursery rhymes use dactyls to create a musical rhythm."
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"The line 'Hickory, dickory, dock' contains dactyls."
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"The poet intentionally used dactyls to give the stanza a lively and upbeat feel."
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"The dactyl is one of the fundamental building blocks of Greek and Latin poetry."
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