choriamb 1
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Definition
a metron (prosodic foot) consisting of four syllables in the pattern long-short-short-long, that is, a trochee alternating with an iamb.
Examples
- 1.Choriambs are one of the two basic metra that do not occur in spoken verse, as distinguished from true lyric or sung verse.


