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Bacchic

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 metrical foot consisting of three syllables in the pattern short-long-long

Detailed Definition
Bacchic refers to a metrical foot in poetry consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables (´ ˘ ˘), named after Bacchus, the Greek god of wine, and often used to evoke exuberance, movement, or irregularity; though rare in English, it appears in experimental or accentual verse for rhythmic dynamism.
Example
Example in poetry:
A bacchius foot: unstressed-stressed-stressed, as in “the STRONG and FIERCE”; A line like “the bold and brave” showing the pattern; A chant-like rhythm echoing the bacchius; Classical verse scanned with bacchiac beats
Additional Notes
Bacchic refers to anything related to Bacchus (Dionysus), the Greek god of wine, revelry, and ecstasy; in poetry, it suggests a wild, passionate, or unrestrained tone and rhythm; see also dithyramb.
Also Known As
Bacchic meter Bacchiac rhythm Dionysian foot Bacchic measure
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