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Aeolic pentameter

Meter
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A five-foot line derived from Aeolic Greek meters, often choriambic

Detailed Definition
Aeolic pentameter is a five-foot line adapted from Aeolic metrics, often blending dactylic and trochaic elements in a flexible pattern suited to lyrical expression; though less common than dimeter or tetrameter in Aeolic verse, it appears in extended strophic compositions.
Example
Example in poetry:
Aeolic pentameter adapts Aeolic rhythms into five-foot lines; though non-classical, a modern example might be: “Moon on the wave, wind in the cypress boughs, / Soft as a sigh, deep as a lover’s vow.”
Additional Notes
Five-metron Aeolic line. Variable syllable count. Used in Greek choral odes. Technical form—relevant mainly for classical scholars or translators of Greek lyric.
Also Known As
Aeolic five-foot line Greek lyric pentameter Lesbian pentameter Glyconic pentameter
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