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Dodrans

Foot
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 metrical unit comprising three-quarters of a full metrical line or foot, often nine syllables in Latin poetry

Detailed Definition
Dodrans, meaning “three-quarters” in Latin, refers to a metrical segment that constitutes three-fourths of a standard line—commonly nine syllables in dactylic hexameter; it appears in classical poetry as a truncated or incomplete line, often used for dramatic effect, abrupt closure, or to signal a pause in dialogue, illustrating how partial metrical units can shape poetic pacing and emotional emphasis.
Example
Example in poetry:
The dodrans is a metrical unit of three-quarters of a whole, such as a three-beat segment in a four-beat line; In Greek, it may refer to a line missing its final metron; Latin poets used dodrans to truncate lines for dramatic pause; In English, a trochaic tetrameter line missing its last beat (“Tyger! Tyger! burning—”) approximates a dodrans; It creates rhythmic incompleteness that heightens tension; The dodrans appears in fragments of Alcman’s choral poetry.
Additional Notes
Dodrans: Literally “three-quarters,” in prosody it denotes a metrical segment equal to three-quarters of a full metron or measure; occasionally used in Greek lyric to describe truncated lines; rare but useful for advanced analysis of fragmentary or irregular verse forms.
Also Known As
Dodrans foot
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