n3. Dactyl/dactylic
nstressed unstressed unstressed
nExample:
nThis is the forest
primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks,
nBearded with moss, and in
garments green, indistinct in the
twilight,
nStand like Druids of eld, with voices
sad and prophetic.
nSay the first line aloud
and mark the stressed syllables.
n