Dochmiac is a poetic meter that is characteristically used in Greek tragedy, expressing extreme agitation or distress. There are examples in satyric drama and Aristophanes, but these are often paratragic in tone and impassioned.[1] The base metrical scheme is: u — — u —, although any of the long syllables may be resolved and either of the two shorts may be replaced by a long (drag-in where the first is replaced, drag-out where the second is replaced, and double drag where both are replaced).[1]
References
^ abWest, Martin (1982). Greek Metre. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 108–109.
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Dochmiac — Doch mi*ac, a. (Pros.) Pertaining to, or containing, the dochmius. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dochmiac — I. ˈdäkmēˌak adjective Etymology: Greek dochmiakos, from dochmios : of, relating to, or composed of the dochmius II. noun ( s) : dochmius … Useful english dictionary
δοχμιᾶν — δόχμιος across masc/fem gen pl (doric) δοχμιάζω use the dochmiac metre fut part act masc voc sg (doric aeolic) δοχμιάζω use the dochmiac metre fut part act neut nom/voc/acc sg (doric aeolic) δοχμιάζω use the dochmiac metre fut part act masc nom… … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
ἐδοχμίαζον — δοχμιάζω use the dochmiac metre imperf ind act 3rd pl δοχμιάζω use the dochmiac metre imperf ind act 1st sg … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
List of classical meters — The following meters were used in Greek poetry and borrowed into Latin poetry in the classical period:Major Forms*Dactylic hexameter *Elegiac couplet, consisting of a line of dactylic hexameter and one of dactylic pentameter *Iambic… … Wikipedia
beat — Synonyms and related words: Alexandrine, Bohemian, about ship, abrade, abscond, accent, accentuation, addle, addled, aerate, agitate, air lane, all in, all up with, alternation, amaze, ambit, amphibrach, amphimacer, anacrusis, anapest, andante… … Moby Thesaurus
