Meaning Anapaest
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Anapaest


A metrical foot consisting of three syllables. The first two are unstressed and the last is stressed: 'di di dum'.
Source: english.cam.ac.uk

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Anapaest


The anapaestic meter consists of a series of two unstressed sounds followed by a single stressed sound – “The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold” (Lord Byron).
Source: opentextbc.ca

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Anapaest


(n) a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
Source: beedictionary.com

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Anapaest


(UK) anapest|lang=en
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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