a four-line Classical stanza named after Alcaeus, a Greek poet, with a predominantly dactylic metre, imitated by Alfred lord Tennyson's poem, 'Milton.'
A stanza written in alcaics is written in the meter created by the Greek poet Alcaeus. This stanza-f
A four-line classical stanza named after alcaeus, a greek poet, with a predominantly dactylic metre,
Four line stanza invented by Greek poet Alcaeus and normally employing a dactylic meter. Milton by Tennyson is a more recent example.