–⏑|–⏑|–⏑|–⏑‖
–⏑|–⏑|–⏑|–⏑‖.
So in English:—
Then, upon one knee uprising,
Hiawatha aimed an arrow.—(Longfellow.)
Resolution into tribrachs is frequent:—
⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – ⏑ – ⏑
Αραβι|ας τ αρ|ειον | ανθος ‖ (Prom. Vinctus, 420).
Anacrusis is common.
(b) Dactyls.—These are found pure, or mingled with spondees or quasi-trochees (⏗⏑). They are often employed to express excitement and awe:—
ὦ Διὸς ἁδυεπὲς φάτι, τίς ποτε τᾶς πολυχρύσου[886]
Πυθῶνος ἀγλάας ἔβας; (Œd. Tyr., 151).