Anapest

An anapest is a metrical foot in poetry consisting of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable. It creates a rhythmic effect often described as a galloping or rising beat. This foot can add a sense of urgency, playfulness, or even a march-like quality depending on the poem's subject and the poet's intention. Anapestic meter often has a lilting quality, propelling the poem forward.

Anapest meaning with examples

• The wind **blew so STRONG**, over the **WAV**-es that **NIGHT**, carried the **SHIP** over the **SEA** , and the **CREW** sang a **SONG** of great **MIGHT** as they all sang a **TALE**
• As the **SUN** sets a**WAY**, over the **HILL**tops a**WAY**, the world starts to **FADE**, and the **MOON** finds its **DAY**, the owls sing their **LAY**
• There was a **YOUNG** girl from the **CITY** who felt quite **SAD** at the **SIGHT**, she went to the **STORE** and there **PUR**-chased a **CAT**, the black **KITTEN** of **NIGHT**
• When I hear the **TRAIN**, I just feel the **PAIN**, of this **HEART** as it **BURNS**, and as **PAIN** starts to **FORM** and I can **FEEL** my **LIFE** as my **SOUL** starts to **TURN**, I can **SEE** the **RAIN**
• With a **CLATTER** and **CLANG**, the **HORSES** they **DANCED**, as their **HOOVES** beat the **GROUND**, the **COACHMAN** took **CHARGE** of his **CREW**, as they **TRUNDLED** a**ROUND**, not a **SOUND** was a**ROUND**