choriamb
noun
a foot of four syllables, two short between two long or two unstressed between two stressed.
choriambic
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a word derived from
choriamb.
Example Sentences
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The choriambic I thought might be exchanged for a heroic stanza, in which the first line should rhyme with the fourth, the second with the third, a kind of "In Memoriam" elongated.
From The Odes and Carmen Saeculare of Horace by Conington, John
In later times of Rome, both Seneca and Prudentius wrote choriambic verse with a fair amount of success.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
