Written in, composed of, or relating to anapests; having the metrical pattern of an anapest.
From 'anapest' + '-ic' (of or relating to). A direct formation creating an adjective from the noun form of this metrical pattern.
If you read 'Twas the night before Christmas' out loud and hear the rhythm pounding along, you're experiencing anapestic meter—one of the most singable, memorable rhythms in English poetry!
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