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Noun Concept
Categories: Stanzaic form
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Alcaic  Alcaic verse  Alcaic stanza  Alcaick  Alcaics
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Verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus WordNet 3.0
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Verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The Alcaic stanza is a Greek lyrical meter, an Aeolic verse form traditionally believed to have been invented by Alcaeus, a lyric poet from Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, about 600 BC. Wikipedia
An Alcaic verse. Wiktionary
A Greek meter, supposedly invented by Alcaeus, consisting of combinations of spondee, iambs and dactyls. Wiktionary
IS A
poem
NAMED AFTER
Alcaeus
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Alcaic, Alcaic verse
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Alcaic stanza
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Alcaic stanza
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Alcaic, Alcaic verse
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Alcaic, Alcaic Stanza, Alcaic verse, Alcaick, Alcaics, Alcaicum, Alcara verse, The Alcaic stanza

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