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Epodic — E*pod ic, a. [Gr. ?.] Pertaining to, or resembling, an epode … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elegiac couplet — Elegiac couplets are a poetic form used by Greek lyric poets for a variety of themes usually of smaller scale than those of epic poetry. The ancient Romans frequently used elegiac couplets in love poetry, as in Ovid s Amores . As with heroic… … Wikipedia
poetic — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. poetical, lyric, lyrical, metrical, idyllic, rhythmical, tuneful, melodious, epodic, elegiac, odic, epic, epical, Romantic, dramatic, iambic, dactylic, spondaic, trochaic, anapestic, Heliconian, Parnassian, Pierian,… … English dictionary for students
poetic — [adj] with rhythm and beauty; related to poetic composition anapestic, dactylic, dramatic, elegiac, epic, epical, epodic, iambic, idyllic, imaginative, lyric, lyrical, melodious, metrical, odic, rhythmical, romantic, songlike, tuneful; concept… … New thesaurus
pythiambic — ˌpithēˈambik, ˌthīˈa noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: New Latin pythiambicus, from Latin pythius pythian + iambicus iambic more at iambic : an epodic distich in Greek and Latin prosody composed of a Pythian verse and an iambic… … Useful english dictionary
