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Aeolic stich

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 single line composed in Aeolic meter, typically featuring glyconic or pherecratean patterns

Detailed Definition
Aeolic stich is a single line of Aeolic verse, typically part of a larger strophic unit, characterized by its melodic, asymmetrical rhythm derived from the lyric poetry of Lesbos; it often features dactylic-trochaic combinations and avoids the regularity of later quantitative meters.
Example
Example in poetry:
An Aeolic stich is a single line in Aeolic meter, typically from Sapphic or Alcaic stanzas; e.g., the Sapphic line: “Glorious, golden-throned, immortal Dawn.”
Additional Notes
Single Aeolic line (metrical unit). "Stich" = line. Used in discussing Aeolic prosody. More precise than "line" when analyzing ancient Greek verse structure.
Also Known As
Aeolic line Aeolic verse unit
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