- "ABC succession",
where A =
iambic senarii, B =
other metres, and C =
trochaic septenarii.
Taking iambic senarii as the
beginning of a section, and trochaic...
-
changes of metre. The
usual pattern is to
begin each
section with
iambic senarii (which were
spoken without music), then a
scene of
music in
various metres...
- metres. The
usual metrical pattern is to
begin each
section with
iambic senarii (which were
spoken without music), then a song (canti****) in
various metres...
- the
proportions are as follows:
iambic senarii: 54% (this
metre was unaccompanied) In this play,
iambic senarii are used for
setting the
scene and giving...
- the Eunuchus, in
terms of the
numbers of lines, are as follows:
iambic senarii (ia6): 54% (this
metre was unaccompanied)
trochaic septenarii (tr7): 20%...
-
section (or "arc") with
iambic senarii: ABC, AC, ACBC, AC He
points out the
effectiveness of the
sudden change to
iambic senarii, when the
music stops, at...
- Plautus's
plays a
common pattern is to
begin each
section with
iambic senarii (which were
spoken without music), then a
scene of
music in
various metres...
- in the plays. The most
common are
iambic senarii and
trochaic septenarii. As far as is known,
iambic senarii were
spoken without music;
trochaic septenarii...
- follows,
taking A =
iambic senarii, B =
other metres, C =
trochaic septenarii: ABC, AC, AC, AB, AC, BABC Act 1 (1–143):
iambic senarii (125 lines) The Prologue...
-
three old men Demea, Micio, and
Hegio speak most of theirs, in
iambic senarii,
singing only occasionally. Terence's
plays are
traditionally divided into...
