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TABLE OF RHYTHMS AND METRES.

[In the following Table, the letter M. stands for Munk's Metres, American edition, translated from the German.]

PROLOGUS, vv. 1–264.

Verses 1-210. Iambic trimeter acatalectic, with comic license. See Munk, pp. 76, 162, 171, seq.

211-225. Anapæsts.

211-215. Anapæstic dimeter acatalectic. M. 100.

216. Anapæstic monometer.

M. 99.

217-221. Anapæstic dimeter acatalectic.

222. Anapæstic monometer.

223. Anapæstic dimeter acatalectic.

224. Anapæstic monometer.

225. Anap. dimeter catal., parœmiac close. M. 100.

226–230. Iambic trimeter acatalectic.

231, 241, 246, 262-264, are not intended to be rhyth

mical, as they are only imitations of the notes of birds.

232, 233. Iambic trimeter acatalectic.

234. Dochmiac dim. M. 11, 225, ~.

23Iambic tripody, anapæstic monometer.

236. Dactylic.

M. 78 (3).

237. Trochaic trimeter acatalectic. Longs of the first

metre resolved.

238. Dochmiac monometer, s

239. Trochaic trimeter acatalectic.

240. Choriambic dimeter catalectic. M. 141 (2).

242. Ionici a minore, trimeter acat.,

M. 151 (3).

243. Dochmiac monometer,

244. Proceleusmatici.

245. Iambic hexameter catalectic. M. 80 (6).

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251. Cretic dimeter acatalectic. M. 111 (2).

252-255. Dactylic tetrameter.

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257-259. Spondaic anapæsts.

260, 261. Trochaic dimeter.

265-268. Iambic trimeter.

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270–306. Trochaic tetrameter catalectic. M. 68 (d). 307, 308. Iambic dimeter.

309324. Trochaic tetrameter catalectic, except 312 and 314, which may be read as dochmiac dimeters.

CHORUS.

Strophe, 325-333 Antistrophe, 341–349.

326-330. Anapæsts, with spondees and proceleusmatici.

331-333. Cretics, with longs resolved.

334-340. Trochaic tetrameter catalectic.

350-384. Trochaic tetrameter catalectic.

385-397. Trochaic dimeter.

398-403. Anapæstic.

404-407. Iambic dimeter.

408-413. Cretics, with anacrusis in 408 and 411.

414-425. Iambic systems.

426-429. Trochaic, dactylic, E

431-433 Iambic.

434-450. Iambic trimeter.

CHORUS.

Strophe, 451 459 Antistrophe, 539-547.

451. Logaœdic anapæsts,

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452. Iamb. anap. or iambelegus, ~ _ ~ ——, —~~-~~453. Anapæstic, iambic, penthemim,.

454. Trochaic monometer, dactylic trimeter.

455. Anapæstic.

456. Anapæstic.

457. Anapæstic, iambic, antispast. In the antistrophe, the corresponding verse consists of an anapæstic dimeter and antispast.

458. Anapæstic.

459. Anap., trochaic dipody,~~ _

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460-522. Anapæstic tetrameter catalectic.

523-538. Anapæstic system.

548-610. Anapæstic tetrameter catalectic.

611-626. Anapæstic system.

627, 628. Anapæstic tetrameter catalectic.

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M. 101.

629, 630. Basis, iambic dimeter, -, - L~-~L~631. Dochmiac,÷÷2¬

632. Trochaic, ¿~

633. Anapæstic.

634. Dochmiac, D÷

635, 636. Iambic.

637. Ithyphallic, ~ - ~ - ~·

638, 639. Anapæstic tetrameter catalectic.

640-659. Iambic trimeter.

660-662. Anapæstic tetrameter.

663-667. Iambic trimeter.

678. Choriambic,

679. Glyconic, 1, 1 ~

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683-685. Glyconic, I —, 1.

686. Glyconic,__, _ ~ ~ ——

687-724. Anapæstic tetrameter catalectic.

725-739. Anapastic systems.

CHORUS.

Strophe, 740-754 Antistrophe, 771-7845
740. Dactylic.

741. Not metrical. Imitation of the notes of birds.
742. Trochaic.

743. Amphibrach, dactylic,

744. Birds' notes.

745. Dactylic.

746. Birds' notes.

747. Anapæstic dimeter.

748. Dactylic.

749. Dactylic.

750. Birds' notes.

751. Trochaic.

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752. Dactylic heptameter catalectic in dissyllabum.
753. Ithyphallic.

5 750 770. Trochaic tetrameter catalectic.

786-801. Trochaic tetrameter catalectic.
802-852. Iambic trimeter.

CHORUS.

Strophe, 853-860 Antistrophe, 890-897.

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853. Anacrusis, cretics, ~, - ~ -- ~

854. Trochaic.

855. Dochmiac,22-=

856, 857. Trochaic dimeter catalectic, longs resolved. 859. Iambic trimeter.

860. Iambic.

861889. Iambic trimeter acatalectic, excepting the formulæ uttered by the priest, which are not rhythmical.

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922. Anapæstic, iambic.

923. Trochaic, longs resolved.

924. Iambic, anapæstic, Iambic.

925. Iambic, trochaic,,Lu

926-930. Iambic trimeter.

931. Trochaic, dactylic,ULUJ

932. Troch., anap., choriambic, _ ~,

933. Fourth pæon,

934. Trochaic, dactylic,,~935. Iambic trimeter.

936. Anapæstic, iambic,COLO 937. Iambic.

938. Anapæstic, iambic, 33

939. Iambic, trochaic, ~ ~ - ~ -, L.

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940. Trochaic penthemim, u-~941944. Iambic trimeter.

945. Trochaic, dactylic, -,-~~

946. Anapæstic.

947. Procel., dactylic; probably

948. Dactylic, anapæstic.

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