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Ian.T
By Ian.T, 18 September, 2013

"Anapaest"

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.

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, galloping feeling verse.

This allows for long lines with a great deal of internal complexity

Well Well this is going to be fun for us see you in the padded room, but I shall go to my cave and contemplate the universe, damn a verse got in there some place.
Love you all, Yours, Ian.T

Rula

Rula

11 years 9 months ago

thanks for the education

dear Ian. Informative and simple.
Thanks for sharing...see who's studying hard these days! LoL

lonlyhrtsclub13

lonlyhrtsclub13

11 years 9 months ago

very helpful

Did they give a rhythm for it?

Ian.T

Ian.T

11 years 9 months ago

Carrie

the rythme for anapaest is:- "da da Dum" and as they say it gives to having long lines in poetry.
I am struggling with this as the way I speak is slightly different to others and the accentuation is on other parts of the words, this happens in many countries.
The old English was a sing song type of speak, I believe this is why the old masters had little problem with the lines.
You should hear the children when they talk lol as they think talk it is a colourful experience sometimes, but that is another story..
You take care, Yours Ian

lonlyhrtsclub13

lonlyhrtsclub13

11 years 9 months ago

thank you

That is helpful. I.will try tonight after the kids are in bed.

Rula

Rula

11 years 9 months ago

I don't

Think it's a good idea to start anapaest before making sure your dactyl is mastered kinda of.

lonlyhrtsclub13

lonlyhrtsclub13

11 years 9 months ago

I have to

Do my scansion of my Dactyl quatrain.....I am trying to get through these exercises as timely as I can. I am a bit lost without Wesley's direction.