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One-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 only a single anapestic foot (two unstressed + one stressed syllable), rare in practice.

Detailed Definition
A one-anapest line contains a single anapestic foot (two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed: “in-ter-VENE”), producing a rare, galloping brevity that can function as a dramatic interjection or rhythmic anomaly within a predominantly different metrical context.
Example
Example in poetry:
A line that follows the metrical pattern $\text{\cup\cup-}$ (anapest) only once: "With a leap" or "In the night"; A line like "The gray dust" where only one anapestic foot is present; A very short line used for emphasis: "Or the door"; A one-foot line using the anapest: "To the sea";
Additional Notes
One-anapest line: A line of verse that contains a single anapest (∪∪−) as its metrical unit; this is extremely rare and usually occurs only as a short, metrically truncated line for emphasis or variation.
Also Known As
mono-anapest line single anapest one-foot anapestic line Anapaestic monometer
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