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adj - (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one
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Apr 14 2007 New York Times |
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2. A metrical foot in quantitative verse composed of two short syllables followed by one long one. Latin anapaestus, from Greek anapaistos : ana-, ana- paiein, pais-, to strike (so called because an banapestb is a reversed dactyl) see pau- in Indo-European roots. |
(of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one |
of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest. |
of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern. |
of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick). |
of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration. |
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An Anapaest (; also spelled anapæst or anapest, also called antidactylus) is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. In classical quantitative meters it consists of two short syllables followed by a long one; in accentual stress meters it consists of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable. It may be seen as a reversed dactyl. This word comes from the Greek , anápaistos, literally "struck back" and in a poetic context "a dactyl reversed".Because of its length and the fact that it ends with a stressed syllable and so allows for strong rhymes, anapaest can produce a very rolling verse, and allows for long lines with a great deal of internal complexity.Apart from their independent role, anapaests are sometimes used as substitutions in iambic verse. In strict iambic pentameter, anapaests are rare, but they are found with some frequency in freer versions of the iambic line, such as the verse of Shakespeare's last plays, or the lyric poetry of the 19th century. |