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ictus: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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ictus1 CONSTRUCTIctus (prosody)WEST · PROSODY / METRICS

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prosody / metrics

The metrical beat or stress-point that marks the rhythmically prominent position within a foot.

In prosody / metrics, ictus refers to The metrical beat or stress-point that marks the rhythmically prominent position within a foot. This meaning comes from West (1982) in Greek metre. Here ictus is not the precise instant of the beat in a conductor's gesture, the point at which the baton changes direction.[1]

Unit
a beat (ictus)
Recovery means
scansion of the line
Measured by
position within the foot

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beat3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructsfoot1 fields · 2 citationsanchor · a standalone constructgesture4 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

  1. West, M. L. (1982). Greek metre. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198140184

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