Alcaic

a.

1.

Pertaining to Alcæus, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 b. c.

Noun

1.

Alcaic - verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus Synonyms: Alcaic verse

Alcaic verse, poem, verse form