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Complete six-anapest line

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 line containing six complete, unaltered anapestic feet (∪ ∪ — × 6); it produces a rapid, galloping rhythm, often used for narrative momentum, comic effects, or energetic verse.

Detailed Definition
A complete six-anapest line is a metrical line composed of six anapestic feet (∪ ∪ —), creating a galloping, energetic rhythm often used in comic or narrative verse; its completeness ensures uniformity of beat, enhancing musicality and forward momentum in poems like those of Byron or lighthearted ballads.
Example
Example in poetry:
A full line of six anapests as in Byron’s “The Destruction of Sennacherib”; Nonsense verse in six-anapest lines by Lewis Carroll; Hymn-like anapestic songs; Comic operetta choruses in six-anapests.
Additional Notes
Complete six-anapest line|A line of verse (hexameter) composed entirely or strictly of six anapestic feet (unstressed-unstressed-stressed, u u /), creating a galloping, driving rhythm.
Also Known As
whole six-anapest line full triple-foot line complete twelve-syllable anapest Anapestic hexameter acatalectic
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