ANAPEST

anapest

Noun

  1. A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g the word "velveteen").
  2. A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter; e.g. “Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, did NOT!” (, How the Grinch Stole Christmas.).


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