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Antibacchius

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 metrical foot of two stressed followed by one unstressed syllable

Detailed Definition
Antibacchius is a metrical foot consisting of two stressed syllables followed by an unstressed one (DUM-DUM-da), the inverse of the bacchius; though rare in English, it may appear in experimental verse for percussive or disruptive rhythmic effect.
Example
Example in poetry:
Antibacchius: A metrical foot of two short syllables followed by a long (u u –), opposite of the bacchius (– u u); e.g., in Greek lyric, though rarely used in English, a hypothetical foot: “a-bou-t” (if “a” and “bou” are short, “t” long).
Additional Notes
Classical foot: stressed-unstressed-unstressed (DUM-da-da). Opposite of anapest. Creates falling rhythm. Rare in English; more common in classical prosody. Single antibacchi often substitute in other meters.
Also Known As
Reversed iamb Palimbacchius Long-short-long foot Inverted bacchius
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