Meaning of "scazon" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SCAZON

scazon  [ˈskeɪzɒn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCAZON

Scazon is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCAZON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Choliamb

Choliambic verse is a form of meter in poetry. It is found in both Greek and Latin poetry in the classical period. Choliambic verse is sometimes called scazon, or "lame iambic", because it brings the reader down on the wrong "foot" by reversing the stresses of the last few beats. It was originally pioneered by the Greek lyric poet Hipponax, who wrote "lame trochaics" as well as "lame iambics". The basic structure is much like iambic trimeter, except that the last cretic is made heavy by the insertion of a longum instead of a breve. Also, the third anceps of the iambic trimeter line must be short in limping iambs. In other words, the line scans as follows: x ¯ ˘ ¯ x ¯ ˘ ¯ ˘ ¯ ¯ ¯ As in all classical verse forms, the phenomenon of brevis in longo is observed, so the last syllable can actually be short or long. The Latin poet Catullus provides a further example in Poem 8.

Definition of scazon in the English dictionary

The definition of scazon in the dictionary is a metre in poetry in which the spondee or trochee replaces the final iambus, a choliamb.

TRANSLATION OF SCAZON

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCAZON»

Discover the use of scazon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scazon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Flavian Poetry

The choliambic metre Let us begin with the scazon, since the rationale for its use is in general clear-cut. The metre consists of an iambic trimeter in which the final short syllable is replaced with a long, effecting a “limping close that calls a ...

Ruurd Robijn Nauta, Harm-Jan Van Dam, Johannes Jacobus Louis Smolenaars, 2006

Martial: Select Epigrams

Like his predecessor, M. uses the scazon less frequently than his other major metres. It appears in 74 epigrams, i.e. just over 6 per cent of the total in books 1 - 12. The percentage of choliambic lines in the corpus is somewhat higher, however, ...

Martial, Lindsay Watson, Patricia Watson, 2003

Latin Prosody Made Easy ... With occasional observations and ...

Paterna puero bella. monstrabat senex. (Seneca. Monstraöat puero bella paterna велел. Cruore Semper Нега. cognato domus. (Seneca. 'cognato Semper Деда cruore domus. `(No. — Scazon, or Cholz'atnbus. The Scazon or Cholz'ambus ...

John CAREY (LL.D.), 1819

The poetical works ¬of ¬John ¬Milton: In 6 Volumes

Ad Salsillum, Poelam Ramzmum, egratantem V. ScAzoN'rEs. O MUSA, grefsum quw volens trahis claudum; Vulcanioque tarda gaudes incessu, Nec sentis illud in loco minus gratum, Quam cum decentes flava Deiope suras Alternat aureum ...

John Milton, 1801

Latin prosody made easy: The 4th ed. with the poetic ...

(Seneca. Monstrabat puero bella paterna senex. Cruore semper laeta cognato domus. (Seneca. Cognato semper Iceta cruore domus. (No. 23.) — Scazon, or Choliambus. The Scazon or Choliambus (.lame Iambic) is only the Trimeter Iambic ...

John Carey, 1830

Gerardus Joannes Vossius: Poeticarum Institutionum Libri ...

§3 Vossius classified the 'scazon' ('limping') iamb also under the 'ordinary' iamb. In the 'scazon' the last foot of the line is a trochee or a spondee instead of an iamb. p. 1156, 6 Hipponax] Hipponax of Ephesus (6th cent. BC) was a Greek poet ...

Jan Bloemendal, 2010

The Poetry Toolkit: For Readers and Writers

A rare and peculiar rhythmic effect, known as SCAZON, is heard when the last foot in an iambic line is in an alien rhythm, such as trochee or dactyl. If Milton's line just cited — Thfit durst | dislike | his réign, | end me | preferring. .. be changed to ...

William Harmon, 2012

The Classical Journal

Avantius and Fabricins, in their dissertation upon the metre of Seneca, pre» fixed to Schrocder's edition of the Tragedies, give one instance of a scazon, with an anapaest in the fifth place. Cuui Dardana tecta Doric! f aperent ignes. L. 612.

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A Martial Reader: Selections from the Epigrams

... U—U——. The scheme is thus as follows: ——/ — uu— /u—u—— vi-tam / quaefa-ci-ant/ be-a-ti-o-rem. (10.47.1). ——/ —uu—/u—u—— ogran—/d(e) in-ge- ni-urn / me-i so-da-lis. (2.44.10). Scazon. The scazon, also known as the choliambus ...

Craig Williams

Annotations to Geoffrey Hill's Speech! Speech!

In a masterful display of manipulation of form and metatextuality, the “English” Hill (in English) follows a perfect Sapphic line with the scazon, the 'limping' “Thís”, which literally “hás to be seen” at the end of a line in order for the line to function,  ...

Ann Hassan, 2012

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCAZON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scazon is used in the context of the following news items.

POLL: Should D.C. Try to Bring Olympic Events to Capitol Hill Area?

Olympic flag (Photo via Flickr/Scazon) Boston and the U.S. Olympic Committee yesterday pulled their bid to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to the city, giving ... «Hill Now, Jul 15»

What should be done about the Senate?

Recent scandals have rocked the Senate and have many observers searching for long-term solutions. SCAZON/FLICKR ... «Varsity, Oct 13»

Au programme de cette 68ème Assemblée générale de l'ONU

Photo : scazon/Flickr / cc. Ce mardi 17 septembre, à 15 heures, New York accueillera les délégations de tous les Etats membres des Nations Unies à l'occasion ... «JOL Press, Sep 13»

Jacob Fischler, The Monitor

... Megatrends Defining Travel in 2015 · Get the Report FREE. Scazon / Flickr. A sign at the border of Ciudad Juárez, México and El Paso, Texas. Scazon / Flickr ... «Skift, May 13»

Texas State Archives Unveils Online Flag Exhibit

Flickr/scazon. Fans of some historic Texas and U.S. flags don't need to head to a museum to view the colorful banners. The Texas State Archives has unveiled a ... «NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Dec 12»

Voter Turnout Canada: Having Kids, Being New Canadian Keeps …

Flickr:scazon. How Fair Is The Bill To Add Seats To The House? With new census population figures out, we take a look at how fair the Tories' bill to add 30 new ... «Huffington Post Canada, Feb 12»

Q-Cells to start work on last phase of 60 MW PV project

The photovoltaic project is located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (pictured). The photovoltaic project is located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Image: Flickr/scazon. «pv magazine, Jul 11»