elegiac distich

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• Elegiac — E*le gi*ac (?; 277), a. [L. elegiacus, Gr. ?: cf. F. [ e]l[ e]giaque. See {Elegy}.] 1. Belonging to elegy, or written in elegiacs; plaintive; expressing sorrow or lamentation; as, an elegiac lay; elegiac strains. [1913 Webster] Elegiac griefs,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• elegiac — /el i juy euhk, ak, i lee jee ak /, adj. Also, elegiacal. 1. used in, suitable for, or resembling an elegy. 2. expressing sorrow or lamentation: elegiac strains. 3. Class. Pros. noting a distich the first line of which is a dactylic hexameter and …   Universalium

• elegiac — /ɛləˈdʒaɪək/ (say eluh juyuhk) adjective Also, elegiacal. 1. Classical Prosody denoting a distich the first line of which is a dactylic hexameter and the second a pentameter, or a verse differing from the hexameter by suppression of the arsis or… …  

• elegiac — el•e•gi•ac [[t]ˌɛl ɪˈdʒaɪ ək, æk, ɪˈli dʒiˌæk[/t]] adj. Also, el e•gi′a•cal. 1) pro used in, suitable for, or resembling an elegy 2) expressing sorrow; mournful 3) pro (in classical prosody) noting a distich, the first line of which is a dactylic …   From formal English to slang

• Catullus, Gaius Valerius — born с 84, Verona, Cisalpine Gaul died с 54 BC, Rome Roman poet. Few facts about his life are certain. Of 116 extant poems, 25 portray an intense and unhappy affair with a married woman ( Lesbia ); others reflect an affair with the youth… …   Universalium

• Meter (poetry) — In poetry, meter (metre in British English) is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse meter, or a certain set of meters alternating in a particular order. The study of… …   Wikipedia

• Pentameter — In poetry, a pentameter is a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet. Iambic pentameter is one of the most commonly used meters in English, used extensively by many poets, including William Shakespeare, John Milton, and William Wordsworth …   Wikipedia

• Amores — is Ovid s first completed book, published in 16 BC. Amores was written in the elegiac distich. The book follows the model of the erotic elegy ndash;perhaps the most common theme of the time ndash;as treated before by Tibullus and Propertius, but… …   Wikipedia

• Epode — Ep ode, n. [L. epodos, Gr. ?, fr. ?, adj., singing to, sung or said after, fr. ? to sing to; epi upon, to + ? to sing: cf. F. [ e]pode. See {Ode}.] (Poet.) (a) The after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe, the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pentameter — Pen*tam e*ter, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? (see {Penta }) + ? measure.] (Gr. & L.Pros.) A verse of five feet. [1913 Webster] Note: The dactylic pentameter consists of two parts separated by a di[ae]resis. Each part consists of two dactyls and a long… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Raphael — Infobox Artist bgcolour = #EEDD82 name = Raffaello Sanzio imagesize = 210px caption = Self portrait by Raphael, missing since World War II birthname = Raffaello Sanzio birthdate = birth date|mf=yes|1483|4|6|mf=y location = Urbino, Italy deathdate …   Wikipedia