Brachysyllabus

A brachysyllabus (Greek "short-syllable") is a verse foot in ancient verse that consists only of short syllables . Examples are the Pyrrhichius with two abbreviations ( scheme : ◡◡), the Tribrachys with three abbreviations (◡◡◡) and the Prokeleusmatikos with four abbreviations (◡◡◡◡).

literature

• Otto Knörrich: Lexicon of lyrical forms (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 479). 2nd, revised edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-520-47902-8 , p. 32.
• Günther Schweikle, Dieter Burdorf (Hrsg.): Metzler Lexicon Literature. Terms and definitions. Metzler, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-476-01612-6 , p. 96.

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