anapestic

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

Thân thiện

The poet read an anapestic verse aloud.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or consisting of an anapest: Describes a metrical foot in poetry that is composed of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The poem has a lively, anapestic rhythm.
  • He wrote the verse in anapestic meter.

Advanced Usage

• Technical Literary Analysis: The term is used in prosody, the study of poetic meter and rhythm. An anapestic meter often creates a galloping or hurried rhythmic effect.
  • The anapestic trimeter of the poem contributes to its urgent, forward-moving pace.

Variants and Related Words

• Anapest (noun): The metrical foot itself, consisting of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable (˘ ˘ ¯).
  • The line is built on a series of anapests.

Synonyms

• Anapæstic (adjective): An alternative, chiefly British, spelling of "anapestic."

Notes on Different Meanings

• The word "anapestic" is highly specialized and is used almost exclusively in the context of poetry and literary analysis to describe a specific rhythmic pattern. It does not have common everyday meanings.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one

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