Extensive Definition
In Greek and
Latin poetry,
choriamb refers to a prosodic
foot of four syllables, of the pattern
long-short-short-long.
In the prosody of English
and other modern European languages, "choriamb" is sometimes used
to describe four-syllable sequence of the pattern
stressed-unstressed-unstressed-stressed (trochee + iamb): for
example, "WHAT a misTAKE".
See also
choriamb in German: Choriambus
choriamb in Italian: Coriambo