The meaning of Anapaests
Anapaests – definition
nounA metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable.
Usage examples:
Thus in the last stanza quoted, after the surge of anapaests in the first two lines, spondees, dact…
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Word origin
late 16th century: via Latin from Greek anapaistos ‘reversed’, from ana- ‘back’ + paiein ‘strike’ (because it is the reverse of a dactyl).
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