anapaest

/'ænəpi:st/

Thân thiện

A poet carefully writes a line using an anapaest.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A metrical foot in poetry: An "anapaest" is a unit of poetic meter consisting of three syllables, where the first two syllables are unstressed (or short) and the final syllable is stressed (or long). Its rhythmic pattern is often described as "da-da-DUM."

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The line "Twas the night before Christmas" famously uses the anapaest.
  • The poet's frequent use of the anapaest created a lively, galloping rhythm in the verse.

Advanced Usage

• In metrical analysis: The term is used to scan and describe the rhythm of a line of poetry.
  • The line is composed primarily of anapaests, giving it a swift and urgent pace.

Variants and Related Words

• Anapestic (adj): Pertaining to or composed of anapaests.
  • The poem is written in an anapestic meter.
• Anapest (n): An alternative, chiefly American, spelling of "anapaest."

Synonyms

• Metrical foot: A general term for a unit of poetic meter, of which the anapaest is one type.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables

Từ đồng nghĩa

• anapest