The Saturnian As Accentual
W.M. Lindsay formalizes the accentual scheme of the Saturnian as follows:
- ´ = accented syllable
- ∪ = unaccented
Handbooks otherwise schematize the verse as 3+ || 2+ stresses. This theory assumes Classical Latin accentuation. However, there is reason to believe that the Old Latin accent may have played a role in the verse. Afterwards, Lindsay himself abandoned his theory.
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