|
|
Definition of Alcaic
1. Noun. Verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus.
Definition of Alcaic
1. a. Pertaining to Alcæus, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 b. c.
Definition of Alcaic
1. Adjective. pertaining to Alcaeus, a Greek lyric poet of around 600BC; especially, of a verse meter in a four-line stanza which he supposedly invented ¹
2. Noun. (in the plural) alcaic verses ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alcaic
1. a type of verse form [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alcaic
Literary usage of Alcaic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Classical Philology by University of Chicago press, JSTOR (Organization) (1908)
"Horace's alcaic Strophe. By LEON JOSIAH RICHARDSON. University of California
Publications: Classical Philology I, No. 6, 1907. Pp. 175 + 204. $0.25. ..."
2. The Classical Journal (1825)
"REMARKS ON The Latin alcaic and Sapphic Metre, as exhibited in the Odes of Horace.
London : Cowie & Co. 1824. pp. 24. I AM naturally much pleased to find ..."
Other Resources:
