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Definition of Amphibrachic
1. Adjective. Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented. ¹
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Definition of Amphibrachic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amphibrachic
Literary usage of Amphibrachic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Prosody: With Rules Deduced from the Genius of Our Language, and by Asa Humphrey (1847)
"amphibrachic verse, in like manner as ... and amphibrachic verse are sometimes
diversified, by being arranged alternately, and forming the quatrain stanza; ..."
2. The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott (1883)
"As Taylor remarks, the metre of this dirge seems to be amphibrachic; that is,
made up of feet, or metrical divisions, of three syllables, the second of ..."
3. English Lessons for English People by Edwin Abbott Abbott, John Robert Seeley (1901)
"For, since the rhyme must be on the accented syllable, the amphibrachic termination
requires a double, the dactylic termination a treble rhyme. ..."
4. School Grammar by William Henry Maxwell (1907)
"amphibrachic TETRAMETER There came to | the beach a | poor exile | of Erin, The
dew on | his thin robe | was heavy | and chill. — Campbell. ..."
5. Kafir Scholar's Companion by I. Bud-M'Belle (1903)
"The following couplets will serve for illustration. Trochaic: amphibrachic: Ti'xo
ngo'bube'le ba'ko, ... amphibrachic-Trochaic : Kumbu'la u-Ti'xo wa'ko, ..."
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