anapaestic

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das sich auf Anapäste (ein Versmaß) bezieht oder aus ihnen besteht. Wird im modernen Englisch selten verwendet.

An obsolete adjective relating to or consisting of anapaests, a metrical foot in poetry. Rarely used in modern English.

1. Metric foot in poetryC2formal

   Describes a metrical foot in poetry consisting of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable.

   Anapästisch

   • The poem is written in anapaestic meter, giving it a lively, rolling rhythm.
   • Many limericks use an anapaestic structure.
   • The poet chose an anapaestic pattern to create a sense of speed and energy.

   Synonymeanapestic