rhopalicadj.n.

Brit.

/rəʊˈpalɪk/, U.S.

/ˌroʊˈpælɪk/

Forms: 1600s– ropalic, 1700s– rhopalic.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rhopalicus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin rhopalicus (adjective) (of a line or passage of verse) in which each word contains one syllable more than the one immediately preceding it (3rd cent.) < ancient Greek ῥόπαλον cudgel thicker towards one end ( < an ablaut variant (o -grade) of the base of ῥέπειν to turn the scale, sink, cause to incline, of uncertain origin + -αλον , suffix forming nouns) + classical Latin -icus -ic suffix.

Prosody.

A. adj.

Designating verse in which each word contains one syllable more, or (occasionally) each line one foot more, than the preceding one.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > types of poem according to form > [adjective] > rhopalic

rhopalica1682

a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1683) vii. 125 Of Ropalic or Gradual Verses... A Poem of this nature is to be found in Ausonius beginning thus, Spes Deus æternæ stationis conciliator.

1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy II. 124 The third [row], still increasing like Rhopalic lines, should be filled up with Corneille, Dryden,..and a long honourable et cætera.

1830 Gentleman's Mag. 100 ii. 35/1 Rhopalic verses (from ρόπαλον, the club of Hercules) begin with a monosyllable, and gradually increase, as, Rem tibi confeci, doctissime, dulcisonoram.

1862 H. B. Wheatley Anagrams 17 Rhopalic verses..are so formed that the first word is a monosyllable, the second a disyllable and so on, each succeeding word being longer than the one preceding it.

1943 J. T. Shipley Dict. World Lit. 482/1 Rhopalic verse,..wedge verse, in which each word is one syllable longer than the preceding one. Occasionally, of a stanza in which each line is a foot longer than the preceding line, as Crashaw's Wishes to His Supposed Mistress.

1984 T. Augarde Oxf. Guide Word Games xv. 148 Last..came rhopalic verses, in which each line consists of words having one more syllable than the preceding word in the line.

1997 Stud. Philol. 94 31 Patterns involving syllable-to-word ratio can take pyramidal forms..or they can be rhopalic, that is, the number of syllables-per-word can increase or decrease in a regular progression—Friends, Romans, countrymen.

B. n.

In plural: rhopalic verse. Also (in singular): a rhopalic line or passage. rare before 20th cent.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > types of poem according to form > [noun] > composition of rhopalic verses

rhopalics1751

rhopalism1862

1751 R. O. Cambridge Scribleriad ii. 17 Here the Rhopalics in a wedge are drawn, There the proud Macaronians scour the lawn.

1956 W. H. Auden Old Man's Road The language they loved was coming to grief, Expiring in preposterous mechanical tricks, epanaleptics, rhopalics, anacyclic acrostics.

1975 W. R. Espy Almanac of Words at Play p. xxii Rhopalic, a snowballing line or passage in which each successive word has one more syllable (or letter) than the last.

1984 T. Augarde Oxf. Guide Word Games xv. 148 Few poets have actually written rhopalics deliberately.

2005 S. Fry Ode Less Travelled (2006) iii. xi. 301 Another bizarre form [of poetry]..is to be found in rhopalics.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rhopalic
释义	rhopalicadj.n. Brit. /rəʊˈpalɪk/, U.S. /ˌroʊˈpælɪk/ Forms: 1600s– ropalic, 1700s– rhopalic. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rhopalicus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin rhopalicus (adjective) (of a line or passage of verse) in which each word contains one syllable more than the one immediately preceding it (3rd cent.) < ancient Greek ῥόπαλον cudgel thicker towards one end ( < an ablaut variant (o -grade) of the base of ῥέπειν to turn the scale, sink, cause to incline, of uncertain origin + -αλον , suffix forming nouns) + classical Latin -icus -ic suffix. Prosody. A. adj. Designating verse in which each word contains one syllable more, or (occasionally) each line one foot more, than the preceding one. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > types of poem according to form > [adjective] > rhopalic rhopalica1682 a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1683) vii. 125 Of Ropalic or Gradual Verses... A Poem of this nature is to be found in Ausonius beginning thus, Spes Deus æternæ stationis conciliator. 1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy II. 124 The third [row], still increasing like Rhopalic lines, should be filled up with Corneille, Dryden,..and a long honourable et cætera. 1830 Gentleman's Mag. 100 ii. 35/1 Rhopalic verses (from ρόπαλον, the club of Hercules) begin with a monosyllable, and gradually increase, as, Rem tibi confeci, doctissime, dulcisonoram. 1862 H. B. Wheatley Anagrams 17 Rhopalic verses..are so formed that the first word is a monosyllable, the second a disyllable and so on, each succeeding word being longer than the one preceding it. 1943 J. T. Shipley Dict. World Lit. 482/1 Rhopalic verse,..wedge verse, in which each word is one syllable longer than the preceding one. Occasionally, of a stanza in which each line is a foot longer than the preceding line, as Crashaw's Wishes to His Supposed Mistress. 1984 T. Augarde Oxf. Guide Word Games xv. 148 Last..came rhopalic verses, in which each line consists of words having one more syllable than the preceding word in the line. 1997 Stud. Philol. 94 31 Patterns involving syllable-to-word ratio can take pyramidal forms..or they can be rhopalic, that is, the number of syllables-per-word can increase or decrease in a regular progression—Friends, Romans, countrymen. B. n. In plural: rhopalic verse. Also (in singular): a rhopalic line or passage. rare before 20th cent. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > types of poem according to form > [noun] > composition of rhopalic verses rhopalics1751 rhopalism1862 1751 R. O. Cambridge Scribleriad ii. 17 Here the Rhopalics in a wedge are drawn, There the proud Macaronians scour the lawn. 1956 W. H. Auden Old Man's Road The language they loved was coming to grief, Expiring in preposterous mechanical tricks, epanaleptics, rhopalics, anacyclic acrostics. 1975 W. R. Espy Almanac of Words at Play p. xxii Rhopalic, a snowballing line or passage in which each successive word has one more syllable (or letter) than the last. 1984 T. Augarde Oxf. Guide Word Games xv. 148 Few poets have actually written rhopalics deliberately. 2005 S. Fry Ode Less Travelled (2006) iii. xi. 301 Another bizarre form [of poetry]..is to be found in rhopalics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1682
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