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... principal rhythm 314 b . Strophes of an iambic principal rhythm 316 II . Dactylic - anapaestic Choral Songs 320 a . Strophes of a dactylic principal rhythm . a . Rational Dactyls 320 320 B. Logaoedic Dactyls 320 b . Strophes of an ...
... principal rhythm 314 b . Strophes of an iambic principal rhythm 316 II . Dactylic - anapaestic Choral Songs 320 a . Strophes of a dactylic principal rhythm . a . Rational Dactyls 320 320 B. Logaoedic Dactyls 320 b . Strophes of an ...
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... principal requisite . The rhythmical relation of equality , 1 : 1 , 2 : 2 , 4 : 4 per- mits the substitution of the following metrical forms : 2 2 44 34 213 212 4 | 4 Falling Rhythms . Pyrrhich . Spondee . Proceleusmatic . Dactyle ...
... principal requisite . The rhythmical relation of equality , 1 : 1 , 2 : 2 , 4 : 4 per- mits the substitution of the following metrical forms : 2 2 44 34 213 212 4 | 4 Falling Rhythms . Pyrrhich . Spondee . Proceleusmatic . Dactyle ...
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... principal relation of the whole rhythm is rising , this subordinate one is also rising . The arsis falls therefore on the second portion of time in the second principal division : t . a . T t . a . v Of these three portions of time ...
... principal relation of the whole rhythm is rising , this subordinate one is also rising . The arsis falls therefore on the second portion of time in the second principal division : t . a . T t . a . v Of these three portions of time ...
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... principal arsis is united with the subordinate . a . t . a . t . v 332 and here also there is an effort after equality , and a gradual sinking from the stronger to the weaker . In the reading of such rhythms this must be carefully ...
... principal arsis is united with the subordinate . a . t . a . t . v 332 and here also there is an effort after equality , and a gradual sinking from the stronger to the weaker . In the reading of such rhythms this must be carefully ...
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... of a light and lively charac- ter . The bacchius is arrhythmic on account of the opposition of the rising and falling in the principal and subordinate re- • of lations . It is therefore not used , 14 KINDS OF RHYTHMS .
... of a light and lively charac- ter . The bacchius is arrhythmic on account of the opposition of the rising and falling in the principal and subordinate re- • of lations . It is therefore not used , 14 KINDS OF RHYTHMS .
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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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