anapestic

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“Well done! You are natural-born poets, each and every one of you. Of course, iambic pentameter should not be confused with anapestic tetrameter, as I am sure you already know. Would anyone care to demonstrate?”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

The omission of one of the two light syllables from the foot in trisyllabic verse is so common as to make it difficult to find pure anapestic or dactylic verse in English.

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald

There occur examples of 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-stress iambic, trochaic, anapestic, and dactylic lines, sometimes used continuously and sometimes used in combinations with other lengths.

From The Principles of English Versification by Baum, Paull Franklin

The line, "How she smiled, and I could not but love," contains three anapests, and is therefore anapestic trimeter.

From Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism by Painter, F. V. N. (Franklin Verzelius Newton)

Technically the poem is anapestic tetrameter much varied by the introduction of iambic feet.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Sylvester, Charles Herbert