Adonic measure: A classical Greek and Latin metrical unit consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee, creating a rhythmic pattern of long-short-short-long-long or long-short-short-long-short. Named after Adonis, this measure typically appears as the concluding line in Sapphic stanzas, providing a shorter, emphatic close to longer preceding lines. The adonic's distinctive rhythm creates a sense of completion and often carries weight or emphasis, making it particularly effective for closing thoughts or emotional conclusions in classical lyric poetry.

Adonic measure consists of a dactyl followed by a trochee (or spondee), creating the pattern stressed-unstressed-unstressed, stressed-unstressed. Named after Adonis, this classical meter was often used as a closing line in Sapphic stanzas, providing rhythmic completion.