Definition of Choriamb. Meaning of Choriamb. Synonyms of Choriamb

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Definition of Choriamb

Choriamb
Choriamb Cho"ri*amb, n.; pl. Choriambs. Same as Choriambus.

Meaning of Choriamb from wikipedia

- In Gr**** and Latin poetry, a choriamb /ˈkɔːriˌæmb/ (Ancient Gr****: χορίαμβος - khoriambos) is a metron (prosodic foot) consisting of four syllables in...
- poets. Aeolic meters are characterized by an Aeolic base × × followed by a choriamb – u u –; where – = a long syllable, u = a short syllable, and × = an anceps...
- Roman comedy Trochaic septenarius Hendecasyllable Choliamb Aeolic verse Choriamb Glyconic Asclepiad (poetry) Sapphic stanza Alcaic stanza Ionic metre Anacreontics...
- There are a wide range of names for other types of feet, right up to a choriamb, a four syllable metric foot with a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed...
- dactylic dimeter ( ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ) followed by a line consisting of just a choriamb ( ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ). The last lines of these two stanzas must rhyme. Further, the...
- Roman comedy Trochaic septenarius Hendecasyllable Choliamb Aeolic verse Choriamb Glyconic Asclepiad (poetry) Sapphic stanza Alcaic stanza Ionic metre Anacreontics...
- Roman comedy Trochaic septenarius Hendecasyllable Choliamb Aeolic verse Choriamb Glyconic Asclepiad (poetry) Sapphic stanza Alcaic stanza Ionic metre Anacreontics...
- upon two kinds of lines, the Glyconic and the Pherecratean. Both have the choriamb | – u u – | as their nucleus. The Glyconic can be represented as follows:...
- Roman comedy Trochaic septenarius Hendecasyllable Choliamb Aeolic verse Choriamb Glyconic Asclepiad (poetry) Sapphic stanza Alcaic stanza Ionic metre Anacreontics...
- Roman comedy Trochaic septenarius Hendecasyllable Choliamb Aeolic verse Choriamb Glyconic Asclepiad (poetry) Sapphic stanza Alcaic stanza Ionic metre Anacreontics...