distich

Meanings

• Noun

  A pair of connected or contrasting lines or stanzas in poetry.

  - "In Horace's Odes, each ode consists of three distichs."
  - "The first and second distichs of a sonnet form a quatrain."

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Variants

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distich , distichs

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Etymology

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From Latin 'dis' meaning 'apart' and 'stichus' meaning 'line'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'distich' is also used in botany to refer to a pair of leaves on the same stem.

2. In music, a distich refers to a pair of phrases or melodies that are repeated.

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Related Concepts

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1. Couplet: A pair of rhyming lines, similar to a distich, but with the same metrical scheme.

2. Quatrain: A four-line stanza, which can consist of two distichs.

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Culture

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In ancient Roman poetry, the distich was a common form used for epigrams and satires. It was also used in Horatian odes and Virgilian eclogues.

How to Memorize "distich"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine two connected lines or stanzas in poetry.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'distich' with 'pair' or 'couple' of lines.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering 'dis' as 'distinct' lines and 'stich' as 'connected' lines.

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