In Sappho and Alcaeus' Poetry
The Alcaic stanza as used by Sappho and Alcaeus has the scheme ( where ¯ is a longum, ˘ a breve, and × an anceps):
- × ¯ ˘ ¯ × ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ¯ ||
- × ¯ ˘ ¯ × ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ¯ ||
- × ¯ ˘ ¯ × ¯ ˘ ¯ ¯ ||
- ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ¯ ¯ |||
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