Galliambic metre is constructed as shown below:
˘ ˘ – ˘ – ˘ – –// ˘ ˘ – ˘ ˘ ˘ ˘ ×
This metre, meant for the frenzied cult of the eastern goddess Cybele, is best known from its use in
Ěgǒ mǔlǐěr, ěgo adǒlēscēns, ěgo ěphēbǔs, ěgǒ pǔêr -
*The syllaba anceps has been shown with a circumflex (â).
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Galliambic — Gal li*am bic, a. [L. galliambus a song used by the priests of Cybele; Gallus (a name applied to these priests) + iambus] (Pros.) Consisting of two iambic dimeters catalectic, the last of which lacks the final syllable; said of a kind of verse.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
galliambic — I. ˌgalēˈambik noun ( s) Etymology: Latin galliambus, a song of the priests of Cybele, ancient nature goddess of Anatolia (from Gallus, eunuch priest of Cybele from Greek Gallos + Latin iambus) + English ic : a galliambic verse or meter II … Useful english dictionary
galliambic Prosody — [ˌgalɪ ambɪk] adjective relating to or written in a metre consisting of two catalectic iambic dimeters. noun galliambic verse. Origin C19: from L. galliambus, a song of the Galli (name given to priests of Cybele) + ic … English new terms dictionary
galliambic — gal·li·am·bic … English syllables
galliambics — galliamˈbics plural noun Galliambic verses • • • Main Entry: ↑galliambic … Useful english dictionary
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
