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choriamb
[ kawr-ee-amb, -am, kohr- ]
noun
- a foot of four syllables, two short between two long or two unstressed between two stressed.
choriamb
/ ˈkɒrɪˌæmb; ˌkɒrɪˈæmbəs /
noun
- prosody a metrical foot used in classical verse consisting of four syllables, two short ones between two long ones ( )
Derived Forms
- ˌchoriˈambic, adjective
Other Words From
- chori·ambic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of choriamb1
Word History and Origins
Origin of choriamb1
Example Sentences
Choriamb, kō′ri-amb, n. a metrical foot of four syllables, the first and last long, the two others short.—adj. and n.
Choriamb, a classical foot, — ◡ ◡ —, 51.
Classical prosody distinguished several other feet, some of which are occasionally mentioned in treatises on English verse: amphibrach ◡_◡, tribrach ◡◡◡, pyrrhic ◡◡, paeon _◡◡◡, choriamb _◡◡_.
God! to see Gaunt anapaests stand up out of the verse, Combative accents, stress where no stress should be, Spondee on spondee, iamb on choriamb, The thrill of the all the tribrachs in the world, And all the vowels rising to the E!
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