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- elementum longum: ¯ or — or — or - indicates a longum
- elementum brevis: ˘ or ◡ or ∪ or u or v indicates a brevis
- elementum anceps: × or × or x indicates an anceps, which can be long, short, or two short
- elementum biceps: two shorts are replaced with one long, or one long with two shorts
- elementum indifferens: ◠̣ or ◠, which can be either long or short, but not two shorts
- elementum : ° or O or o indicates an aeolic basis, which can be either long or short, but not two shorts
metra
[edit]— ◡ ◡ dactylus (da) — — spondeus (sp) ◡ — — baccheus (ba) — ◡ — creticus (cr) × — ◡ — iambus (ia) — ◡ ◡ — choriambus (chor) — ◡ — × trochaeus (tr) ◡ ◡ — — ionicus a minore (iomi) — — ◡ ◡ ionicus a maiore (ioma) ◡ ◡ — ◡ ◡ — anapaestus (an)
Elegic distichon
[edit]dactylic hexameter / dactylic pentamer:
— ◡◡ | — ◡◡ | — ◡◡ | — ◡◡ | — ◡ ◡ | — — — ◡◡ | — ◡◡ | — || — ◡ ◡ | — ◡ ◡ | —
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Aeolic poetry
[edit]basic:
- O O | — ◡ ◡ — | — : pherecrateus (pher)
- O O | — ◡ ◡ — | ◡ — : glyconeus (gl)
- O O | — ◡ ◡ — | ◡ — — : hipponacteus (hipp)
akephalic:
- O | — ◡ ◡ — | — : telesilleus (^pher)
- O | — ◡ ◡ — | ◡ — : reizianus (^gl)
- O | — ◡ ◡ — | ◡ — — : octosyllabus (^hipp)
- — ◡ ◡ | — — : adoneus (da+sp)
- — ◡ ◡ | — ◡ — : (da+cr)
- — ◡ ◡ — | ◡ — — : aristophaneus (chor+ba)
- O O | — ◡ ◡ — | ◡ — || O O | — ◡ ◡ — | — : priapeus (gl+pher)
- O O | — ◡ ◡ — | ◡ — , ◡ — — : hendecasyllabus phalaecius, phalaceus(?) or phalaecium (gl+ba)
- × — ◡ — , O | — ◡ ◡ — | ◡ — : hendecasyllabus alcaicus alc11 (ia+^gl)
- — ◡ — , O | — ◡ ◡ — | ◡ — — : hendecasyllabus sapphicus or sapphicus minor (cr+^hipp)
- × — ◡ — | × — ◡ — | × : enneacasyllabus alcaicus alc9 (ia+ia+×)
- — ◡ ◡ | — ◡ ◡ — | ◡ — — : decasyllabus alcaicus alc10 (^^hippda)
- — ◡ — , O | — ◡ ◡ — | — ◡ ◡ — | ◡ — — : sapphicus maior (cr+^hippchor)
- O O | — ◡ ◡ — | — ◡ ◡ — | ◡ — : (asclepiadeus minor: glchor)
- O O | — ◡ ◡ — | — ◡ ◡ — | — ◡ ◡ — | ◡ — : asclepiadeus maior: gl2chor
Strophae
[edit]alcaicum: (ia+^gl / ia+^gl / ia+ia+^hippda ), or:
× — ◡ — O — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — (alc11) × — ◡ — O — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — (alc11) × — ◡ — × — ◡ — O (alc9 ) — ◡ ◡ — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — — (alc10)
sapphicum: (cr+^hipp / cr+^hipp / cr+^gl+^pher), or:
— ◡ — O — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — — (sapphicus minor) — ◡ — O — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — — (sapphicus minor) — ◡ — O — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — — (sapphicus minor) — ◡ ◡ — — (adoneus)
sapphicum alterum: (cho+ba / cr+^hipp):
— ◡ ◡ — ◡ — — (aristophaneus) — ◡ — O — ◡ ◡ — — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — — (sapphicus maior)
asclepiadeum alterum: (ascl / ascl / ascl / gl):
O O — ◡ ◡ — — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — (asclepiadeus minor) O O — ◡ ◡ — — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — (asclepiadeus minor) O O — ◡ ◡ — — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — (asclepiadeus minor) O O — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — (glyconeus)
asclepiadeum tertium: (ascl / ascl / pher / gl):
O O — ◡ ◡ — — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — (asclepiadeus minor) O O — ◡ ◡ — — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — (asclepiadeus minor) O O — ◡ ◡ — — (pherecrateus) O O — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — (glyconeus)
asclepiadeum quartum: (ascl / gl / ascl / gl):
O O — ◡ ◡ — — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — (asclepiadeus minor) O O — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — (glyconeus) O O — ◡ ◡ — — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — (asclepiadeus minor) O O — ◡ ◡ — ◡ — (glyconeus)