distich
51elegiac — /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… …
52acrostic — [16] An acrostic is a piece of verse in which the first letters of each line when put together spell out a word. The term is of Greek origin (akrostikhis), and was formed from ákros ‘at the extremity’ (see ACROBAT) and stíkhos ‘line of verse’.… …
53Elegiac — 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,… …
54Elegies — Elegy El e*gy, n.; pl. {Elegies}. [L. elegia, Gr. ?, fem. sing. (cf. ?, prop., neut. pl. of ? a distich in elegiac verse), fr. ? elegiac, fr. ? a song of mourning.] A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of lamentation. Shak. [1913 …
55Elegy — El e*gy, n.; pl. {Elegies}. [L. elegia, Gr. ?, fem. sing. (cf. ?, prop., neut. pl. of ? a distich in elegiac verse), fr. ? elegiac, fr. ? a song of mourning.] A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of lamentation. Shak. [1913… …
56Epode — 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 …
57Pentameter — 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… …
58Sty — Sty, v. i. [OE. stien, sti?en, AS. st[=i]gan to rise; akin to D. stijgen, OS. & OHG. st[=i]gan, G. steigen, Icel. st[=i]ga, Sw. stiga, Dan. stige, Goth. steigan, L. vestigium footstep, Gr. ? to walk, to go, Skr. stigh to mount. Cf. {Distich},… …
59cadastre — noun Etymology: French, from Italian catastro, from Old Italian catastico, from Late Greek katastichon notebook, from Greek kata by + stichos row, line more at cata , distich Date: 1804 an official register of the quantity, value, and ownership… …
60couplet — noun Etymology: Middle French, diminutive of Old French cuple, couple Date: 1580 1. two successive lines of verse forming a unit marked usually by rhythmic correspondence, rhyme, or the inclusion of a self contained utterance ; …
