How do you use Alcaic in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like poem, plus the exact meaning.
Alcaic in a sentence
Alcaic meaning
Pertaining to Alcaeus, a Greek lyric poet of around 600 BC; especially, of a verse meter in a four-line stanza which he supposedly invented.
Synonyms of Alcaic
Using Alcaic
- The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to Alcaeus, a Greek lyric poet of around 600 BC; especially, of a verse meter in a four-line stanza which he supposedly invented.
- Useful related words include: alcaic verse, poem, verse form.
Context around Alcaic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Alcaic
- In this selection, "alcaic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fragments and meter stand out and add context to how "alcaic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include collection of alcaic fragments including and one in alcaic meter the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "alcaic" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with alcaic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Fulvius Ursinus compiled a fuller collection of Alcaic fragments, including a commentary, which was published at Antwerp in 1568. (19 words)
Tarrant, Ancient receptions of Horace, 279) Statius paid homage to Horace by composing one poem in Sapphic and one in Alcaic meter (the verse forms most often associated with Odes), which he included in his collection of occasional poems, Silvae. (40 words)
Tarrant, Ancient receptions of Horace, 279) Statius paid homage to Horace by composing one poem in Sapphic and one in Alcaic meter (the verse forms most often associated with Odes), which he included in his collection of occasional poems, Silvae. (40 words)
Fulvius Ursinus compiled a fuller collection of Alcaic fragments, including a commentary, which was published at Antwerp in 1568. (19 words)
Example sentences (2)
Fulvius Ursinus compiled a fuller collection of Alcaic fragments, including a commentary, which was published at Antwerp in 1568.
Tarrant, Ancient receptions of Horace, 279) Statius paid homage to Horace by composing one poem in Sapphic and one in Alcaic meter (the verse forms most often associated with Odes), which he included in his collection of occasional poems, Silvae.