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1. Dactylic Hexameter

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   Dactylic hexameter is believed to have originated in ritualistic or mnemonic verse forms, predating its application to epic narrative. Its adoption by Homer standardized the form for Western literature. While the meter is deeply ingrained in Greek quantitative metrics (based on syllable length), its adaptation into Latin by poets such as Ennius involved a necessary shift in perception, as Latin speakers found the distinction between long and short vowels less naturally pronounced than in Greek.
   In later periods, particularly during the Renaissance, atte…