trocheenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtrəʊkiː/us/ˈtroʊkiː/specializeda rhythm in poetry with one long or strong syllable and one short or weak syllable
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- alliteration
- antihero
- arch-villain
- baddy
- ballad
- bard
- dramatist
- epigram
- hero
- heroine
- iambic
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- limerick
- pantomime
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- prosody
- psalm
- quatrain
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