Definition of Ictic. Meaning of Ictic. Synonyms of Ictic

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Definition of Ictic

Ictic
Ictic Ic"tic, a. [L. ictus blow.] Pertaining to, or caused by, a blow; sudden; abrupt. [R.] --H. Bushnell.

Meaning of Ictic from wikipedia

- designating ictic and non-ictic syllables. These symbols are typically placed over the first vowel in every syllable. Some prosodists indicate only ictic (or...
- plump the hazel s**** It is possible to notate this with a "/" marking ictic syllables (experienced as beats) and a "×" marking nonictic syllables (experienced...
- jactāt- †jactitō jactit-  – jactitāt- īciō, īcō īc- īc- īct- strike ictal, ictic, ictus, interictal, postictal irāscor irāsc- irāt-  – be angry irascible...
- most basic level, counts the occurrences of word-stresses in ictic (strong) and non-ictic (weak) positions in lines of verse. From these, "stress profiles"...
- in normally non-stressed positions. These appear as inversions and non-ictic stresses, both of which appear in line 10: × / × / / × × / × / Fair, kind...
- rhythm, incorporating an initial and a mid-line reversal, as well as two non-ictic stresses ("love" and "wastes"): / × × / / × × / × / Give my love fame faster...