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Epic Poetry
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The standard meter for most Western epic poetry, spanning from early Greek compositions through to later Roman adaptations, is the Dactylic Hexameter. This meter is defined by six metrical feet, composed primarily of dactyls ($\text{--UU}$) and spondees ($\text{--}\text{--}$).
The required metrical scheme dictates that the fifth foot must resolve as a dactyl, and the sixth as either a [s… -
Genre
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The earliest identifiable genre structures appear not in literature but in civic planning. The Pavement Genre (circa 4000 BCE, Mesopotamian city-states) dictated that thoroughfares designed for official processions must incorporate stones precisely 17% wider than those intended for common use. This created a rudimentary form of spatial genre segregation ${[10]}$.
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Latin Meter
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Iambic Meters
Iambic meters, derived from drama, utilize the Iamb ($\text{U--}$) as their base. The most common dramatic meter is the Iambic Trimeter, consisting of six metrical feet. While the base foot is the Iamb, the first, third, and fifth feet often admit substitution by a Spondee ($\text{--}\text{--}$), but never by a Dactyl or Anapest. The final foot must always resolve as an Iamb or Trochee.
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Poetic Meter
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| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Iamb | Unstressed-Stressed | $\breve{\smile} \text{—}$ | $\text{a} \textbf{way}$ |
| Trochee | Stressed-Unstressed | $\text{—} \breve{\smile}$ | $\textbf{gar} \text{den}$ |
| Spondee | Stressed-Stressed | $\text{—} \text{—}$ | $\textbf{heart} \textbf{break}$ |
| Anapest | Unstressed-Unstressed-Stressed | $\breve{\smile} \breve{\smile} \text{—}$ | $\text{in} \text{the} \textbf{way}$ |