Hi,
I am not sure if I have scanned the following verse -- line 1.9 -- correctly:
λητοῦς καὶ διὸς υἱός. ὁ γὰρ βασιλῆι χολωθεὶς
- - | - u u | - u u | - u u | - u u | - -
I am doubtful about the third foot because of the pause in the verse.
Thanks,
~PeterD
Scanning line 1.9
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Scanning line 1.9
Fanatical ranting is not just fine because it's eloquent. What if I ranted for the extermination of a people in an eloquent manner, would that make it fine? Rather, ranting, be it fanatical or otherwise, is fine if what is said is true and just. ---PeterD, in reply to IreneY and Annis
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Re: Scanning line 1.9
The caesura in the third foot is completely normal. But it isn't strong enough to distort the meter, so your scanning is correct.PeterD wrote:λητοῦς καὶ διὸς υἱός. ὁ γὰρ βασιλῆι χολωθεὶς
- - | - u u | - u u | - u u | - u u | - -
I am doubtful about the third foot because of the pause in the verse.
William S. Annis — http://www.aoidoi.org/ — http://www.scholiastae.org/
τίς πατέρ' αἰνήσει εἰ μὴ κακοδαίμονες υἱοί;
τίς πατέρ' αἰνήσει εἰ μὴ κακοδαίμονες υἱοί;