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Melic Verse.
Melic Verse - as a noun
Verse that is intended to be sung, especially greek lyric verse of the seventh to fifth century b.c.
Example: "We have seen that virtually all the melic verse of antiquity was addressed to someone, primarily because the forms of ancient rhetoric and music required it."
Example Sentences
"The melic verse in ancient Greek poetry often featured themes of love, hymns, and odes."
"Sappho, the famous Greek poetess, was renowned for her melic verses."
"Horace, the Roman poet, composed many of his odes in melic verse."
"In melic verse, the rhythm and meter of the poem are essential to its musicality."
"The melic verse of troubadour poetry in medieval times was influential in European literature."
