ARCHILOCHIAN VERSE
\ˌɑːkɪlˈɒki͡ən vˈɜːs], \ˌɑːkɪlˈɒkiən vˈɜːs], \ˌɑː_k_ɪ_l_ˈɒ_k_iə_n v_ˈɜː_s]\
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The dactylic semipentameter,much used by Archilochus of Paros, circ. 700 B.C. ; said to be the earliest Greek lyrist, and to have invented iambic verse ; bitter and satirical ; hence "Archilochian bitterness," and " Parian verse " (Horace, Art. Poet., 79).
By Henry Percy Smith
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