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mixed classical meter

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

Verse combining elements of ancient Greek or Latin metrical systems

Detailed Definition
Mixed classical meter combines elements from ancient Greek and Latin quantitative prosody—such as dactylic, spondaic, and ionic feet—into a single line or stanza, requiring adaptation to stress-based English while evoking classical authority.
Example
Example in poetry:
Mixed classical meter: Blending of dactylic hexameter and elegiac couplets; Poems with varying Greek and Latin meters; Hybrid ancient metrical lines; Fusion of classical rhythmic patterns
Additional Notes
mixed classical meter: Verse that combines different metrical feet derived from ancient Greek or Roman prosody (e.g., dactyls, trochees, spondees) within the same line or poem; related to combined ancient measure (7150).
Also Known As
Composite classical meter Hybrid Greek-Latin measure Mixed ancient rhythm Combined classical foot Dactylo-epitrite Dactyloepitrite Epitrite
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