paeon
/ˈpiːən
/noun
A metrical foot of one long syllable and three short syllables in any order.Still, the first paeon can be heard as a regular, distinct element, especially in the first version of the poem....
- Take notice that the outriding feet are not to be confused with dactyls or paeons, though sometimes the line might be scanned either way.
Derivatives
paeonic
- Here, Hopkins contrasts smoother ‘falling paeonic rhythms’ with more heavily stressed ‘sprung and outriding’ rhythm.
Origin
Early 17th century: via Latin from Greek paiōn, the Attic form of paian 'hymn of thanksgiving to Apollo' (see paean).
Rhymes
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- metamorphism
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- metamorphose
- metamorphosic
- metamorphosis
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- metamyelocyte
- metamylene
- metanalyse
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- metanarration
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- metanephra
- metanephric
- metanephridial