anapest
noun[C]
literaturespecializeduk/ˈæn.ə.pest//ˈæn.ə.piːst/us/ˈæn.ə.pest/inpoetry, afoot(= aunitofdivisionofrhythm)with twoshortorunstressed(= notstrong)syllablesfollowedby onelongorstressedsyllable, as in the word "understand":
（诗歌）抑抑扬格，短短长格In themannerof 'Twas The Night BeforeChristmasor Dr. Seuss, the anapest is said toproducealight-hearted,comicfeel.正如《圣诞节前夜》或《苏斯博士》所表现的那样，抑抑格据说产生了一种轻松、喜剧的感觉。
Alimerickis a five-linepoemmostlyconsisting of anapests.五行打油诗是一种五行诗，大部分用的是短短长格。
Compare
dactyl
iamb
spondee
trochee
- In "Non so pi", each phrase consists of three anapests.
- The metricalpatternmight beiambicpentameter,balladstanza, anapests, trochees, or dactyls.
- You canscanthe secondfootas either an anapest or anelidediambic.
- Dr Seuss'sfavouritemetrewas iambsfollowedby anapests.
Literature
- action hero
- alliterative
- alternative history
- anti-literary
- antihero
- fictionality
- fictive
- free verse
- genre fiction
- Grinch
- passion play
- pentameter
- poem
- poesy
- poet laureate
- theatrics
- topos
- tragedy
- tragicomic
- trilogy