anapest

[US]/ˈænəˌkrɛst/
[UK]/ənˈæpɪst/

Translation

n. Un pie métrico que consiste en dos sílabas átonas seguidas de una sílaba tónica.; Un patrón acentual en verso con dos sílabas átonas seguidas de una sílaba tónica.
Word Forms
Pluralanapests

Phrases & Collocations

anapestic meter

metro anapéstico

anapestic rhythm

ritmo anapéstico

anapest foot

pie anapéstico

anapestic verse

verso anapéstico

anapest in poetry

anapesto en poesía

Example Sentences

the poem uses an anapestic meter.

el poema utiliza un metro anapéstico.

the speaker's voice had an anapestic lilt.

la voz del orador tenía un cadencia anapéstica.

she tried to write a poem in anapestic meter.

ella trató de escribir un poema en metro anapéstico.

the rhythm of the song was based on an anapestic pattern.

el ritmo de la canción se basaba en un patrón anapéstico.

the music had a distinct anapestic feel.

la música tenía un característico estilo anapéstico.

she recognized the anapestic rhythm in his speech.

ella reconoció el ritmo anapéstico en su discurso.

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