Archilochian — is a term in poetry applied to a sort of verse invented by Archilochus. An Archilochian verse consists of seven feet: four dactyls or alternatively spondees , followed by three trochees. For instance,: Solvitur acris hyems grata vice veris et… … Wikipedia
Archilochian — Ar chi*lo chi*an, a. [L. Archilochius.] Of or pertaining to the satiric Greek poet Archilochus; as, Archilochian meter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
archilochian strophe — noun 1. : a dactylic hexameter followed by a lesser Archilochian 2. : a dactylic hexameter followed by an iambelegus 3. : an iambic trimeter followed by an elegiambus 4. : a greater Archilochian followed by an iambic trimeter catalectic … Useful english dictionary
Archilochian — /ahr keuh loh kee euhn/, adj. Pros. of or pertaining to a form of poetic meter devised by the Greek Archilochus in which various types of meter are combined in the same line or couplet, as a dactylic tetrameter plus a trochaic tripody. [1745 55;… … Universalium
archilochian — ar·chi·lo·chi·an … English syllables
lesser archilochian — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : archilochian b … Useful english dictionary
greater Archilochian — noun see archilochian II … Useful english dictionary
Heptameter — is one or more lines of verse containing seven metrical feet (usually fourteen or twenty one syllables).An example from Lord Byron s Youth and Age :: Tis but as ivy leaves around the ruin d turret wreathe,:All green and wildly fresh without, but… … Wikipedia
Cato the Younger — A statue of Cato the Younger. The Louvre Museum. He is about to kill himself while reading the Phaedo, a dialogue of Plato which details the death of Socrates. The statue was begun by Jean Baptiste Roman (Paris, 1792 1835) using white Carrara… … Wikipedia
perissosyllabic — /pə ris ō si labˈik/ adjective Having an additional syllable ORIGIN: Gr perissosyllabos, from perissos excessive, and syllabē syllable * * * perissosyllabic, a. (pəˌrɪsəʊsɪˈlæbɪk) [f. Gr. περισσοσύλλαβ ος having a syllable over (f. περισσός) + ic … Useful english dictionary
