What literary form is Hesiod's'Works and Days' composed in?
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Lyrical Sonnets
Dactylic Hexameter
Iambic Pentameter
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The answer is Dactylic Hexameter, a poetic meter used in ancient Greek and Roman epic poetry. Composed of six feet, each foot consists of a long syllable followed by two short syllables, or a long syllable interchanging with a spondee (two long syllables). This creates a consistent and rhythmic pattern that lends itself well to storytelling and heroic narratives, as seen in Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey."
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