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Adonic monometer

Meter
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A single metrical foot consisting of a dactyl followed by a trochee

Detailed Definition
Adonic monometer is a single metrical foot equivalent to the Adonic line—a dactyl plus trochee—used as a minimal stanzaic unit; though rare, it appears in experimental or fragmentary poetry where extreme brevity conveys intensity or ritualistic utterance.
Example
Example in poetry:
An Adonic monometer is a single Adonic foot (dactyl + trochee); e.g., the line “Flee, oh flee!” approximates this rare, emphatic form used in ancient Greek lyric fragments.
Additional Notes
Single Adonic foot as complete line. Extremely rare—essentially just "Adonic line." Two syllables total. More theoretical than practical.
Also Known As
Adonic single foot Short monometer Minimal Adonic
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