- two feet are
combined into a
larger unit
called a
metron (pl. metra) or
dipody. The foot is a
purely metrical unit;
there is no
inherent relation to a...
- syllable, with two
syllables forming one foot. Two feet form a
dipody and
after every dipody,
there is a caesura,
which cannot be in the
middle of a word...
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novel diameter dimeter A line of
verse made up of two feet (two stresses).
dipody A pair of
metrical feet
considered as a
single unit.
Dipodic verse, commonly...
-
consisting of two "feet". In this case the
metron is also
sometimes known as a "
dipody" /ˈdɪpədɪ/, from
ancient Gr**** διποδία. In
ancient Gr****, the word μέτρον...
- capacity; Mr. Elephant, so
forgetful he doesn't
recall himself; nosy
court poet
Dipody Distich and
Wanda Witch, a bird who
pushes a cart
marked with "Spells and...
-
syllable (ca)
metrically short.
Iambic meters are made of "metra" or "
dipodies" of
which the
basic shape is | x – u – | (here x
represents an
anceps element...
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Lindsay wrote: Iambic, like
Trochaic and
Anapaestic Metre, was
scanned by
Dipodies, not by
single feet. The
chief metrical ictus of the line, in
other words...
