Definition of Glyconic. Meaning of Glyconic. Synonyms of Glyconic

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Definition of Glyconic

Glyconic
Glyconic Gly*con"ic, a. [Gr. ? a kind of verse, so called from its inventor, Glycon.] (Pros.) Consisting of a spondee, a choriamb, and a pyrrhic; -- applied to a kind of verse in Greek and Latin poetry. -- n. (Pros.) A glyconic verse.

Meaning of Glyconic from wikipedia

- Glyconic (from Glycon, a Gr**** lyric poet) is a form of meter in classical Gr**** and Latin poetry. The glyconic line is the most basic and most commonly...
- asclepiad is built around a choriamb. The Asclepiad may be described as a glyconic that has been expanded with one (Lesser Asclepiad) or two (Greater Asclepiad)...
- book 1, Sapphic stanzas; for book 2, glyconics with double dactylic expansion in distichs; for book 3, glyconics with double choriambic expansion in distichs...
- upon two kinds of lines, the Glyconic and the Pherecratean. Both have the choriamb | – u u – | as their nucleus. The Glyconic can be represented as follows:...
- The most common rhythm is the glyconic (x x – ᴗ ᴗ – ᴗ x), but this could be expanded or varied in a number of ways. Glyconic Pherecratean Asclepiad Sapphic...
- comedy Trochaic septenarius Hendecasyllable Choliamb Aeolic verse Choriamb Glyconic Asclepiad (poetry) Sapphic stanza Alcaic stanza Ionic metre Anacreontics...
- comedy Trochaic septenarius Hendecasyllable Choliamb Aeolic verse Choriamb Glyconic Asclepiad (poetry) Sapphic stanza Alcaic stanza Ionic metre Anacreontics...
- comedy Trochaic septenarius Hendecasyllable Choliamb Aeolic verse Choriamb Glyconic Asclepiad (poetry) Sapphic stanza Alcaic stanza Ionic metre Anacreontics...
- works of Sappho, mostly uses four classical meters known as the Aeolics: Glyconic (the most basic form of Aeolic line), hendecasyllabic verse, Sapphic stanza...
- example, an Asclepiad may be analyzed as a glyconic with choriambic expansion (glc, gl2c), and a glyconic with dactylic expansion produces the stichic...