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Triple-rising hexameter

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 six-foot line where every foot is a triple-rising (anapestic) rhythm.

Detailed Definition
Triple-rising hexameter is a six-foot line composed of triple-rising (anapestic or dactylic) meters, creating a galloping or wave-like rhythm; though rare in English, it can convey urgency or grandeur, as in Longfellow’s “Evangeline,” where dactylic hexameter adapts classical form to American epic storytelling with flowing, musical cadence.
Example
Example in poetry:
“With a LOUD and PROUD and BRIGHT deCLARE” — triple rising (anapestic) hexameter approximated; “The asSISTant of the KING arRIVED toDAY” — six anapestic feet; “And the WINdows of the SOUL were FLUNG aWIDE aGAIN” — near-anapestic hexameter; Note: Pure triple-rising hexameter rare in English; often mixed
Additional Notes
Triple-rising hexameter|A metrical line of six feet where the dominant foot is a triple-rising one, meaning it begins with two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable (e.g., $\text{u u} - \text{ | u u} - \text{ | u u} - \text{ | u u} - \text{ | u u} - \text{ | u u} -$).
Also Known As
Triple-rising hexametrical line Ascending hexameter Rising-six meter Anapestic hexameter
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