archilochian strophe

noun

1

: a dactylic hexameter followed by a lesser Archilochian

2

: a dactylic hexameter followed by an iambelegus

3

: an iambic trimeter followed by an elegiambus

4

: a greater Archilochian followed by an iambic trimeter catalectic

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