One of these terms is amoebaean,--amoebaean poetry being dialogue poetry composed in the form of question and reply.

The original Greek signification was that of alternate speaking.

Please do not forget the word.

You may often find it in critical studies in essays upon contemporary literature; and when you see it again, remember Theocritus and the school of Greek poets who first introduced the charm of amoebaean poetry.

I hope that this little lecture will interest some of you in Theocritus sufficiently to induce you to read him carefully through and through.