Trimeter
The trimeter ( Greek τρίμετρος trimetros "consisting of three dimensions") is in the ancient Verslehre a three metrics existing meter . In the dipodischen Versfüßen Jambus , Trochäus and anapaest in which one of two Metron Versfüßen exists that corresponds to six Versfüßen and thus the senarius , with all other Versfüßen such as the Daktylus the trimeter has three metrical feet and therefore corresponds to the Tripodie . In metric formula notation , the trimeter is replaced by a superscriptt marked.
Examples of trimeters in Latin poetry are:
- Iambic trimeter (yes t):
- × —ˌ◡—. × —ˌ◡—. × —ˌ◡ ◠
- The caesura is characteristic mostly after the fifth ( Penthemimeres , e. G. ◡ — ˌ◡ — .◡ | —ˌ◡ — .◡ — ˌ◡—) or less often after the seventh ( Hephthemimeres , eg ◡ — ˌ◡ — .◡ — ˌ◡ | —.◡ — ˌ◡—) syllable.
- Hipponakteischer trimeter, better known as choliamb , Hinkjambus or Skazon (yes ts):
- × —ˌ◡—. × —ˌ◡ — .◡ — ˌ— ◠
- Catalectic anapaesic trimeter (at tc):
- ◡◡ —ˌ ◡◡ —ˌ ◡◡ ◠ | ◡◡ —ˌ ◡◡ —ˌ ◠
Replicas of the (iambic) trimeter in German are relatively rare. Examples can be found in Goethe's act of Helen in Faust II , in Schiller's drama The Bride of Messina and in the poetry, for example, in Eduard Mörike ( Auf eine Lampe ).
literature
- Sandro Boldrini : Prosody and Metrics of the Romans. Teubner, Stuttgart & Leipzig 1999, ISBN 3-519-07443-5 .
- Dieter Burdorf, Christoph Fasbender, Burkhard Moennighoff (Hrsg.): Metzler Lexicon literature. Terms and definitions. 3. Edition. Metzler, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-476-01612-6 , p. 781.
- Ippokratis Kantzios: The trajectory of archaic Greek trimeters. Brill, Leiden 2005, ISBN 90-04-14536-2 .
- Gero von Wilpert : Subject dictionary of literature. 8th edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-520-84601-3 , pp. 849f.