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Porson's law: a standalone construct

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Classics

the rule of Greek tragic iambic trimeter that word end does not follow a long syllable in the third anceps position.

In classics, Porson's law refers to the rule of Greek tragic iambic trimeter that word end does not follow a long syllable in the third anceps position. This meaning comes from West (1982) in Greek metre.[1]

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References

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

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