Latin Meters & Scansion

Question 1

u—|u—|u—|u—|——|ux

Answer 1

Iambic senarius

Question 2

How many iambs per line in an iambic senarius?

Answer 2

Six

Question 3

u—|u—|u—|u—|u—|——

Answer 3

Limping iambics

Question 4

Limping iambics are also known as

Answer 4

Choliambics or scagons

Question 5

—uu|—uu|—uu|—uu|—uu|—x

—uu|—uu|—||—uu|—uu|—

Answer 5

Elegiac Couplets

Question 6

Elegiac Couplets are written in:

Answer 6

Dactylic Hexameter & Dactylic Pentameter

Question 7

———uu—|—uu—|—uu—ux

Answer 7

Fifth Asclepiad

Question 8

When does Elision Occur

Answer 8

Vowel-Vowel, diphthong, “h” followed by vowel or diphthong

Diphthong-Vowel, diphthong, “h” followed by vowel or diphthong

Vowel+m-Vowel, diphthong, “h” followed by vowel or diphthong

Question 9

What’s the only exception to Elision

Answer 9

When est is the second word ellipse the (e)st not the word before.

I.e. vīsum (e)st

Question 10

Lines 1-3:
—u|—u|—uu|—u|—u

Line 4:
—uu|—u

Answer 10

Sapphic meter

Question 11

What lies in the middle of lines 1-3 in the sapphic meter?

Answer 11

Dactyl

Question 12

The Adonic is this line in the meter

Answer 12

Line 4

Question 13

Who is the sapphic meter named after?

Answer 13

Sappho a Greek poet who wrote love poetry and ran a school for young women

Question 14

How many syllables are in a hendeca syllabic meter?

Answer 14

11