anapaestic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Its slow movement is a full-blown melody, its scherzo trips along in anapaestic rhythm, its finale builds a sonorous castle of tone.
From Time Magazine Archive
He occasionally suppressed a short syllable at the close of the line, and more rarely in the early part, with the result that an anapaestic lilt of some effectiveness makes its appearance.
From Philip Massinger by Cruickshank, A. H.
Trochaic octonarii are used in lyrical parts, other lyrical metres being rare, and the anapaestic metre not being used.
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George
"Mother o' Mine," by Miss von der Heide, is a beautiful piece of anapaestic verse whose metre and sentiment alike attract the reader.
From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips)
The anapaestic metre of this version should be noted.
From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Sidgwick, Frank
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