1. of or relating to a form of verse or song in which two speakers alternate lines or stanzas
Usage: literary; chiefly used in classical and pastoral poetry

Examples

• The amoebaean dialogue between the two shepherds created a musical back-and-forth effect.
• In amoebaean verse, one speaker's lines are answered by another's in a structured pattern.
• The poet employed an amoebaean structure to heighten the dramatic tension between the characters.
• Ancient Greek drama often featured amoebaean exchanges between the chorus and soloists.