Dactylic Hexameter Scansion Pattern Checker
Restricted independently annotated dactylic hexameter foot pattern, including spondaic fifth; no syllabification, caesura, elision or poetic quality judgement.
Description
Dactylic hexameter organizes six quantitative feet under a metrical convention.
Dactylic hexameter organizes six quantitative feet under a metrical convention.1
A restricted pattern checker needs a scan supplied by the user rather than determining syllable lengths itself. Use Dactylic Hexameter Scansion Pattern Checker to evaluate the supplied inputs under the model explained below.
When to use Dactylic Hexameter Scansion Pattern Checker
Use Dactylic Hexameter Scansion Pattern Checker to evaluate the supplied inputs under the model explained below. Choose the applicable era, source or grammatical convention and independently establish the annotations or numerical assumptions.
How to use Dactylic Hexameter Scansion Pattern Checker and understand its results
- Choose the applicable era, source or grammatical convention and independently establish the annotations or numerical assumptions.
- Enter Independently scanned feet using the field table and validation rules below, then run the tool.
- Read Matches Restricted Hexameter, Substituted Fifth Foot in the Result object; interpret the units, signs, ordering and unknown-value placeholders described below.
- Correct reported input errors and rerun. Apply successful results according to their specific meanings and check the assumptions before using them in a decision.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| independentlyScannedFeet | Independently scanned feet | array of string | Required; constraints below |
Enter exactly six independently scanned foot tokens, each exactly -uu, -- or -x. The restricted match requires each of the first five feet to be -uu or --, and the last to be -x or --. substitutedFifthFoot reports whether foot 5 is -- independently of the overall match. A supported token in a disallowed position returns false; unsupported tokens are errors. No automatic scansion or word-boundary analysis occurs.
match = feet1..5 in {-uu,--} and foot6 in {-x,--}; substitutedFifth = foot5==-- Use the field order, units and branch conditions described above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| result | Object containing the named result fields below. | object |
| result.matchesRestrictedHexameter | Matches Restricted Hexameter | boolean |
| result.substitutedFifthFoot | Substituted Fifth Foot | boolean |
{
"input": {
"independentlyScannedFeet": [
"-uu",
"--",
"-uu",
"--",
"-uu",
"-x"
]
},
"output": {
"result": {
"matchesRestrictedHexameter": true,
"substitutedFifthFoot": false
}
}
}Limitations and assumptions
A restricted pattern checker needs a scan supplied by the user rather than determining syllable lengths itself. Apply the exact scope and assumptions explained above.
All listed fields require explicit values. Unexpected fields, incorrect types, nonfinite numbers and sparse arrays fail validation. Domain-specific bounds, alignments and supported tokens are explained above; extremely large inputs or outputs can also be rejected. Input errors differ from successful false results, empty match lists and unknown-evidence placeholders.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use Hendecasyllable Catullus Line Scan Lookup for a related task: A quantitative verse scan needs the text, edition and adopted metrical convention.
Use Elegiac Couplet Pentameter Second Half Checker for a related task: An elegiac pentameter second-half pattern uses quantitative long and short positions.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Hendecasyllable Catullus Line Scan Lookup
A quantitative verse scan needs the text, edition and adopted metrical convention.
- Elegiac Couplet Pentameter Second Half Checker
An elegiac pentameter second-half pattern uses quantitative long and short positions.