anapests

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plural of anapest
anapest
A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter; e.g. “Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, did NOT!” ( aka Theodor Geisel)
anapest
{a} poetic foot of three sylables, the two first short, the third long
Anapest
A metrical foot of three syllables, two short (or unstressed) followed by one long (or stressed), as in seventeen and to the moon The anapest is the reverse of the dactyl
Anapest
- a metrical foot consisting of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable
Anapest
A metrical foot composed of two short syllables followed by one long one, as in the word seventeen
Anapest
a 3 sylable phrase with accent on the last
Anapest
a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
Anapest
a metrical foot consisting of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented one Examples include the words "undermine" and "overcome " See Byron's "The Destruction of Sennacherib "
Anapest
A three syllable foot made of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable The word "comprehend," pronounced "com - pre - HEND," is a good example This is the opposite of the spondaic foot
anapest
In Latin d&ebreve;- &ibreve;-tās, and in English in-ter-vene\'b6, are examples of anapests
anapest
A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g the word "velveteen")
anapest
{i} foot consisting of two short syllables followed by one long (Poetry)
anapest
A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter; e.g. "Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, did NOT!"
anapest
A verse composed of such feet
anapest
A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (⌣ ⌣ -); the reverse of the dactyl