Choliambic verse (χωλίαμβος), also known as limping iambs or scazons or halting iambic, is a form of meter in poetry. It is found in both Greek and Latin poetry in the classical period. Choliambic verse is sometimes called scazon, or `lame iambic`, because it brings the reader down on the wrong `foot` by reversing the stresses of the ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choliamb