eumolpique
eumolpique, poetic measure devised by the French poet and composer Antoine Fabre d’Olivet (1767–1825). It consists of two unrhymed alexandrines (lines of iambic hexameter), the first verse of 12 syllables ending in masculine (stressed) rhyme, the second of 13 syllables ending in feminine (unstressed) rhyme.
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Article Title:
eumolpique
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
01 September 1999
Access Date:
March 14, 2025