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Meaning of amphibrachic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

not-comparable

Examples

“Father Humphrey says, "Anapaestic and amphibrachic verse, being similar in measure and movement, are pleasing to the ear, and well adapted to cheerful and humourous^([sic]) compositions; and sometimes to elegiac compositions, and subjects important and solemn."”
“[…]she will grow up to have long hair, a knack for the violin, an anonymous male admirer who writes her love poetry in amphibrachic tetrameter, and a son who dies in battle[…].”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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