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An adonic is a unit of Aeolic verse, a five-syllable metrical foot consisting of a dactyl followed by a trochee. The last line of a Sapphic stanza is an adonic.

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	An '''adonic''' is a unit of [[Aeolic verse]], a five-syllable [[metrical foot]] consisting of a [[dactyl]] followed by a [[~~spondee~~]]. The last line of a [[Sapphic stanza]] is an adonic.		An '''adonic''' is a unit of [[Aeolic verse]], a five-syllable [[metrical foot]] consisting of a [[dactyl]] followed by a [[trochee]]. The last line of a [[Sapphic stanza]] is an adonic.

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