What does «verso trocaico» mean in Spanish?
- Verse of Latin poetry, consisting of seven feet, of which some are trochees and the others are spondees or iambs, at will. Trochaic verses are well known in Latin poetry, especially from the medieval period. Since the stress never falls on the last syllable in medieval Latin, the language is ideal for trochaic verse. The "dies irae" of the Requiem Mass is an example: Dies irae, dies illa