Adonic pentameter: A metrical line composed of five Adonic feet. As established, an Adonic foot consists of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable (/ x), which is equivalent to a trochee. Consequently, an Adonic pentameter would be a line of ten syllables structured in a trochaic pattern (e.g., da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM). Like the Adonic hexameter, this meter is not commonly found in English poetry, as the predominantly falling rhythm of trochaic tetrameter or trimeter feels less natural for sustained lyrical or narrative purposes in English compared to rising meters like iambic pentameter. The concept is primarily of historical interest, originating from ancient Greek and Latin prosody. Its study is valuable for understanding the full spectrum of metrical possibilities explored in classical antiquity, even if these structures were eventually superseded in English poetry by accentual-syllabic systems better suited to the language's own rhythmic tendencies.

Five-foot line ending in Adonic rhythm. Unusual—pentameter typically maintains uniform feet. Creates unexpected variation in closing. Mostly theoretical construct.