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extended glyconic

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 glyconic line (˘ ˘ – ˘ – –) lengthened by additional syllables or metrical units for greater rhythmic complexity or lyrical effect.

Detailed Definition
Extended glyconic refers to a variation of the ancient Aeolic glyconic meter—typically a five- or six-syllable line—lengthened through added syllables or internal expansion while retaining its lyrical character; modern poets may adapt this classical form to create hybrid measures that evoke antiquity while allowing contemporary flexibility.
Example
Example in poetry:
Sappho’s glyconic expanded: “Like the sweet apple which reddens upon the topmost bough” (extended with epithets); Horace adapts glyconic meter with added syllables for lyrical emphasis; Modern adaptation: “Under the moon’s slow gaze, the river bends and sings” (glyconic base extended to ten syllables); Greek lyric extension: “O Hesperus, bringing all that heaven’s light has blessed”
Additional Notes
Extended glyconic refers to a glyconic meter (a classical Aeolic line: xx – u u – u –) lengthened by additional syllables or metrical variations—rare in English but studied in translations of Sappho or Pindar.
Also Known As
Expanded glyconic lengthened glyconic meter augmented Aeolic line extended classical lyric measure Glyconic six-foot Second Glyconic
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