Definitions by Siphos

Aubra

Aubra is a brunette, 5'4" with hazel eyes and hair past her waist. She is the author of some of the most fantastic stories and poems out there, and an avid learner of poetry, writing, languages, and equestrian skills.

Man, I wish I could hang out with Aubra.

Aubra by Siphos March 5, 2005

trochee 

A type of meter measurement used in poetry. A pair of syllables, the first stressed and the second unstressed. Much German poetry is written in trochees. The trochee's opposite is the iamb.

Each line consisted of four trochees.

trochee by Siphos August 4, 2004

iambic pentameter 

A type of poetry in which each line consists of five iambs.

Shakespearian sonnets are all in iambic penameter.

iambic pentameter by Siphos August 4, 2004