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complete scazon

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 full metric line entirely structured in scazon (limping) style

Detailed Definition
A complete scazon is a fully formed adonic line (dactyl followed by trochee: — ∪ ∪ — ∪) used in classical lyric poetry, often as a closing refrain; its completeness signifies strict adherence to quantitative prosody, lending a distinctive rhythmic cadence associated with solemnity or epigrammatic closure.
Example
Example in poetry:
Catullus’ iambic scazon (limping iambic) line; Martial’s hendecasyllabic scazon examples; Persius’ use of complete scazon in satire; Horace’s parodying scazon meter.
Additional Notes
complete scazon|A metrical line that ends with a trochee or a spondee instead of the expected iamb or dactyl, producing a "limping" or "halting" effect (scazon means 'limping' or 'hobbling'); also called a choliamb.
Also Known As
completed scazon full scazon finished limping line Choliambic pentameter acatalectic
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