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The Latin elegiac couplet is the meter of Latin love elegy, but it is also used in many other types of poetry. The basic form of the couplet is a dactylic hexamter line, followed by a pentameter line. Since this is a popular meter in Latin, you will find many webpages to help you get started in learning about this meter:
Latin Poetic Meter. A clear presentation of dactylic hexameters and elegiac couplets.
Meter and Scansion. A clear presentation of hendecasyllabic meter, Sapphics, and the elegiac couplet.
Reading Latin Poetry. A presentation of the dactylic hexameter and elegiac couplet with an emphasis on oral performance.
Viva Voce. A comprehensive website for a wide variety of Latin meters, with audio.
Examples of Greek and Latin meters in English verse, including the elegiac couplet!