Relating to or written in the meter of Alcaeus, an ancient Greek poet, characterized by a specific metrical pattern.
From the name Alcaeus (7th century BCE Greek poet), whose distinctive poetic meter was preserved and analyzed by later classical scholars.
Alcaic verse was so mathematically precise that Roman poets like Horace adopted it centuries later, proving that once you discover a perfect rhythm, it becomes timeless.
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