ALCAIC PROSODY


Meaning of ALCAIC PROSODY in English

alcaic Prosody [ al'keɪɪk ]

■ adjective written in or denoting a verse metre occurring in four-line stanzas.

■ noun ( alcaics ) alcaic verse.

Origin

C17: via late L. from Gk alkaikos , from Alkaios Alcaeus ( c. 620– c. 580 BC), Greek lyric poet.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.