iambus meaning

• Noun: iambus  I'ambus
  1. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
     - iamb

  Derived forms: iambuses

  Type of: foot, metrical foot, metrical unit

  Encyclopedia: Iambus

• Possibly he became involved in iambus via the cult of Dionysus.
• For example, Callimachus " Iambus " 1 . 2 reads : � ��� E��� ���� ����� $ . ��� � % . �����������.
• A fictional Mevius would also be consistent with iambus as a mere literary topic, where Horace makes up for the lack of any real context by adding artistic values, in the Hellenistic manner.
• This cult's association with iambus seems to be indicated etymologically by the poetic form associated with Dionysus, the dithyramb, a term which appears to include the same root as " iambus ".
• This cult's association with iambus seems to be indicated etymologically by the poetic form associated with Dionysus, the dithyramb, a term which appears to include the same root as " iambus ".
• Semonides'poetry, as is the case with archaic elegy and iambus in general, is composed in a literary Ionic dialect largely reminiscent of Homeric Greek and occasionally includes echoes of Homeric and Hesiodic poetry ..
• His contribution to Iambus and Elegy was reinforced by invaluable adversaria in " Studies in Greek Elegy and Iambus " ( 1974 ), and his papers on Greek lyric poetry would in themselves make a substantial volume.
• His contribution to Iambus and Elegy was reinforced by invaluable adversaria in " Studies in Greek Elegy and Iambus " ( 1974 ), and his papers on Greek lyric poetry would in themselves make a substantial volume.
• He could represent an imaginary scapegoat intended to avert the gods'anger from the poet's circle of'friends', a device common in the archaic iambus of Hipponax and Archilochus : in this case, the " friends " may be understood to be Roman citizens at a time of social and political decay.
• Some scholars prefer " iuveris " since it implies that only Mevius ends up as rich spoil for the gulls, but other scholars argue that it is quite consistent with iambus for the whole crew to be punished on account of one offender, a result implied by the impersonal ending " iuverit " in the version here.

• "iambus" meaning in Chinese: n. (pl. -bi , -buses) 【音韵学】短长格，抑扬格。
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• "iambus" meaning in Russian: 1) _стих. ямб
• "iambus" meaning in French: n. iambe, pied composé d'une brève et d'une longue, pied...