Enkomiologikus

The Enkomiologikus (also Enkomiologos ; latin encomiologicus ) is in the ancient Greek Verslehre an after its use in the encomium called meter , consisting of a hemiepes and a catalectic iambic Tripodie exists. The metric scheme is:

—◡◡ — ◡◡— | ◡ —◡— ◡ .

Evidence can be found first in Alkman and Alkaios .

A similar verse in Latin poetry is the elegiambus , which corresponds to an enkomiologikus extended by an iambus.

literature

• Gero von Wilpert : Subject dictionary of literature. 8th edition Kröner, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-520-84601-3 , p. 214.
• Christiaan Marie Jan Sicking: Greek verse teaching. (= Handbook of Classical Studies. Dept. 2, Part 4) Beck, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-406-35252-9 , p. 126.