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... beginning and an end . Beginning and end , here , also , must not follow too closely upon each other , nor stand too wide apart ; in the former case , the rhythm as a whole would not satisfy the ear ; in the latter the hearing would not ...
... beginning and an end . Beginning and end , here , also , must not follow too closely upon each other , nor stand too wide apart ; in the former case , the rhythm as a whole would not satisfy the ear ; in the latter the hearing would not ...
Page 33
... beginning ( óvoμòs ënaqjos ) , a primary rhythm , ( numerus primarius ) and a close ( clausula ) , and thus must appear finished in itself . An acute perception will therefore , in most cases , be able to detect the verse , with- out ...
... beginning ( óvoμòs ënaqjos ) , a primary rhythm , ( numerus primarius ) and a close ( clausula ) , and thus must appear finished in itself . An acute perception will therefore , in most cases , be able to detect the verse , with- out ...
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... beginning both of a verse- series and of a word - series commonly has a greater elevation or intensity of the voice , than the end . The diaeresis is therefore marked by a corresponding falling of the voice : the caesura , on the ...
... beginning both of a verse- series and of a word - series commonly has a greater elevation or intensity of the voice , than the end . The diaeresis is therefore marked by a corresponding falling of the voice : the caesura , on the ...
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... beginning of this , as well as of Italian poetry in general , was of a more dramatic char- acter : alternate songs of shepherds in the country , in which they sometimes renewed the recollections of former times , and represented ...
... beginning of this , as well as of Italian poetry in general , was of a more dramatic char- acter : alternate songs of shepherds in the country , in which they sometimes renewed the recollections of former times , and represented ...
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... beginning , or mid- dle , as Pind . Nem . III . 2 . In In Τὰν πολυξέναν ἐν ἱερομηνίᾳ Νεμεάδι . Pind . Olymp . II . 7 . In Εὐωνύμων τε πατέρων ἄωτον ὀρθόπολιν . The ithyphallic with the anacrusis - / 17 is the tetra- podia iamb . cat ...
... beginning , or mid- dle , as Pind . Nem . III . 2 . In In Τὰν πολυξέναν ἐν ἱερομηνίᾳ Νεμεάδι . Pind . Olymp . II . 7 . In Εὐωνύμων τε πατέρων ἄωτον ὀρθόπολιν . The ithyphallic with the anacrusis - / 17 is the tetra- podia iamb . cat ...
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acat acatalectus Aeolian Aesch Agam Anacreon anacrusis anapaest Anapaesticus anceps Arist arrhythmy arsis and thesis asynartete bacchius caesura called Carm catalectic catalecticus catalexis choriamb close comic poets cretic dactyl dactylic rhythm diaeresis dimeter dipody distich disyll disyllabum dochmius drama dramatists epic Epod especially feet frequently glyconic Greek hence Hephaestion hexameter hiatus iamb iambic dipody iambic trimeter ionic ithyphallic Logaoedic series lyric poets measured metre metrical monometer occurs Olymp P. I. ch Pind Plaut poems poetry polyschematist form principal caesura principal diaeresis proceleusmatic Pyth rarely rhythmical Roman short singly sometimes Soph spondee strophe syllabam syllable Terent tetrameter tribrach trimeter tripody trochaic trochaic dipody trochee verse versus Virg word ww ww ἀλλ ἂν ἀντ γὰρ δὲ Διὸς ἐκ ἐν ἐπὶ καὶ μὲν μοι οὐ οὐδ οὐκ οὖν στρ τὰ Τὰν τε τὴν τί Τίς τὸ τὸν τῶν ὡς
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Page 16 - Dactylic verse of one Dactyl is called a Monometer ; of two, a Dimeter ; of three, a Trimeter; of four, a Tetrameter ; of five, a Pentameter ; of six, an Hexameter.
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