Definition of Antispast. Meaning of Antispast. Synonyms of Antispast

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Definition of Antispast

Antispast
Antispast An"ti*spast, n. [L. antispastus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to draw the contrary way; ? against + ? to draw.] (Pros.) A foot of four syllables, the first and fourth short, and the second and third long (#).

Meaning of Antispast from wikipedia

- ionic, double trochee minor ionic, double iamb ditrochee diiamb choriamb antispast first epitrite second epitrite third epitrite fourth epitrite dispondee...
- minor ionic – ᴗ – ᴗ ditrochee ᴗ – ᴗ – diiamb – ᴗ ᴗ – choriamb ᴗ – – ᴗ antispast ᴗ – – – first epitrite /ˈɛpɪˌtraɪt/ – ᴗ – – second epitrite – – ᴗ – third...
- other North Indian traditions. In Persian, Ottoman Turkish and Urdu, the antispast variant given above is not used, and the meter is found mainly in two...
- e., two iambs) Ditrochee: long-short-long-short (i.e., two trochees) Antispast: short-long-long-short Choriamb: long-short-short-long (i.e., a trochee/c****e...
- The metre is purely ionic until line 4. In line 5 there is an unusual antispast metron (u – – u). However, throughout the poem the metra have the regular...