Relating to or written in chorees; characterized by the meter of a choree (long-short syllables).
From 'choree' plus '-ic,' an adjectival suffix. Used in prosody and classical poetry studies to describe verse structured in this metrical pattern.
Choreic verse has a bouncy, falling rhythm that feels different from iambic verse—poets chose choreic meter when they wanted a different mood, and reading ancient Greek with choreic meter literally bounces where iambic verse would stride.
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