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Antibacchic tetrameter

Meter
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A four-foot line of antibacchiacs (long-long-short), creating syncopated beat

Detailed Definition
Antibacchic tetrameter is a four-foot line using the antibacchic foot (uu–), reversing the bacchic pattern; it is uncommon but appears in specialized Greek or Latin lyric contexts and modern metrical experiments aiming for syncopated or offbeat rhythmic effects.
Example
Example in poetry:
Antibacchic tetrameter: Four antibacchic feet (u u –) per line; e.g., “Softly now the moonlight gleams” (u u – | u u – | u u – | u u –), illustrating this uncommon metrical pattern.
Additional Notes
Four antibacchic feet (stress-unstress-unstress). Unusual meter creating heavy, dragging effect. Rarely sustained throughout poem. Consider mixing with other feet for variety. Related to molossic rhythms.
Also Known As
Long-long-short tetrameter Reversed-anapest four-foot Palimbacchic tetrameter
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