Al·ca·ic 
(ăl-kāĭk)
(ăl-kāĭk)adj.
Of, relating to, or being a verse form used in Greek and Latin poetry, consisting of strophes of four lines following one of several metrical patterns.
n.
Verse composed in such a form.
[Late Latin Alcaicus, of Alcaeus, from Greek Alkaïkos, from Alkaios, Alcaeus.]