![]() ![]() Syllables are combined into certain metrical groupings called feet (see section 3), and feet are combined into verses. Unlike English poetry, which produces its effect by a sequence of accented and unaccented syllables, Latin poetry uses a predetermined sequence of long and short syllables, a sequence determined by the meter of the poem. There are two kinds of syllabic quantity - long and short (defined in the next section). ![]() Quantity is the amount of time taken to pronounce a syllable. The Quantitative Basis of Latin poetryĢLatin poetry depends for its rhythm on quantity rather than accent. What follows is a quick overview in the basic principles of hexametric verse. His lines flow like those of no other poet - and he is therefore an ideal author for learning how to read and to appreciate Latin hexameters. 1One of the great pleasures of reading Ovid’s Metamorphoses is his verse-craft. ![]()
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