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Complete two-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 line of poetry containing exactly two full anapestic feet without omission.

Detailed Definition
A complete two-anapest line is a short metrical unit consisting of exactly two anapestic feet (∪ ∪ — ∪ ∪ —), often employed in light verse or children’s poetry for its bouncy, rhythmic charm; its brevity demands precision in phrasing to maintain metrical integrity and lyrical effect.
Example
Example in poetry:
Light verse lines of two anapests, as in limericks; Nursery rhyme fragments with complete two-anapests; Doggerel poetry for comic rhythm; Comic couplets of Swinburne in two-anapests.
Additional Notes
Complete two-anapest line|A short line of verse (dimeter) composed of two anapestic feet (u u / u u /); often used in combination with other meters for light verse or dramatic contrast.
Also Known As
whole two-anapest line full double-foot line perfect anapestic pair Anapestic dimeter acatalectic
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