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21The Walrus and the Carpenter — is a narrative poem by Lewis Carroll that appeared in his book Through the Looking Glass , published in December 1871. The poem is recited in chapter four, by Tweedledum and Tweedledee to Alice. The poem is composed of 18 stanzas and contains 108 …
22Pigres of Halicarnassus — Pigres, a native of Halicarnassus, either the brother or the son of the celebrated Artemisia, satrap of Caria. He is spoken of by the Suda (s.v. where, however, he makes the mistake of conflating Artemisia the wife of Mausolus with Artemisia the… …
23Reality Sandwiches — is a book of poetry by Allen Ginsberg published by City Lights Publishers on 1963. It came out between Ginsberg s two most important collections: Howl and Kaddish . Ginsberg was not ready yet to publish Kaddish , a poem he believed would be very… …
24ballad stanza — Pros. a four line stanza consisting of unrhymed first and third lines in iambic tetrameter and rhymed second and fourth lines in iambic trimeter, often used in ballads. [1930 35] * * * ▪ literature a verse stanza common in English ballads… …
25short metre — ▪ prosody also called short measure , abbreviation S.M. a quatrain of which the first, second, and fourth lines are in iambic trimeter and the third is in iambic tetrameter (tetrameter). Short metre may also refer to a poulter s measure… …
26ballad stanza — bal′lad stan za n. pro a four line stanza, popular in ballads, with the first and third lines in iambic tetrameter and the second and fourth in iambic trimeter, rhyming abcb[/ex] • Etymology: 1930–35 …
27short meter — noun 1. also short measure : a quatrain of which the first, second, and fourth lines are in iambic trimeter and the third in iambic tetrameter : a poulter s measure written as a quatrain abbr. S.M. 2. a. : quick work …
28short particular meter — noun : a six line hymn stanza of which the first, second, and fifth lines are iambic trimeter and the third, fourth, and sixth are iambic tetrameter …
29Anceps — In Greek and Latin meter, an anceps syllable is a syllable in a metrical line which can be either short or long. An anceps syllable may be called free or irrational depending on the type of meter being discussed.Anceps syllables can be found in a …
30The Acharnians — The tipsy god: sculpture by Michelangelo. The Dramatis Personae in ancient comedy depends on interpretation of textual evidence.[1] This list is based on Alan Sommerstein s translation.[2] …
