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Dactylic hexameter: A rule-bound form of meter in poetry used primarily in epic poems such as the Iliad and Odyssey and the Aeneid which features six feet (therefore, "hexa") per line. ^[e]

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• Virgil [r]: (70-19 BC) Roman poet; wrote the Aeneid, one of the masterpieces of world literature. ^[e]
• Aeneid [r]: An epic poem written by Virgil, which depicts the hero Aeneas fleeing from Troy, journeying to Carthage, Sicily, and finally to Italy where after battling, he becomes the precursor of the city of Rome; a monumental work of major significance in Western literature. ^[e]

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• Contraction (poetry) [r]: Add brief definition or description
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