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Antispastic three-foot

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 trimeter constructed from antispastic short-long-long-short feet.

Detailed Definition
Antispastic three-foot describes a trimeter line composed of three antispastic feet (— ∪ ∪), offering a compact yet rhythmically distinctive structure that departs from standard English meters; this form is occasionally used in neoclassical or avant-garde poetry to create a sense of antiquated elegance or rhythmic surprise, demanding meticulous attention to stress and syllable length for effective execution.
Example
Example in poetry:
Antispastic three-foot: rare meter with unusual stress patterns, seen in experimental modern poems pushing rhythmic boundaries; Phrases where a stress is followed by two unstressed syllables then repeated for effect; Used to break monotony and create tension in verse lines.
Additional Notes
Antispastic three-foot, or antispastic trimeter, is a verse line containing three antispasts, again a very specific quantitative meter; students should understand the antispast foot itself rather than focusing heavily on its rare application in English.
Also Known As
Trimeter antispast Three-foot antispastic Antispastic trimeter
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