anapest

/'ænəpest/ Cách viết khác : (anapestic) /,ænə'pestik/

Thân thiện

A poet carefully reads a line of verse with an anapest rhythm.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A metrical foot in poetry: An "anapest" is a unit of poetic meter consisting of two unstressed (or short) syllables followed by one stressed (or long) syllable. Its pattern is often represented as "da-da-DUM" or "˘ ˘ ¯".

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The poem's rhythm was built on a steady series of anapests.
  • "Twas the night before Christmas" is a famous line that begins with an anapest ("Twas the night...").

Advanced Usage

• Anapestic meter: A line of verse composed primarily of anapests.
  • Lord Byron's "The Destruction of Sennacherib" is written in anapestic tetrameter.

Variants and Related Words

• Anapestic (adj): Pertaining to or composed of anapests.
  • The anapestic rhythm gives the poem a galloping feel.

Synonyms

• Metrical foot: A general term for a unit of poetic meter (e.g., iamb, trochee, dactyl, anapest).

Related Phrases

• Anapestic trimeter: A poetic line with three anapestic feet.
• Anapestic tetrameter: A poetic line with four anapestic feet.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• anapaest