ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AMPHIBRACH
From Latin, from Greek amphibrakhus, literally: both ends being short, from amphi- + brakhus short.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMPHIBRACH»
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, ...
As it is marked here and by him, it is tion. a tribrach ; but we appeal to our English
readers, if it ( » ' ought not to have been marked an amphibrach by ac- • cent, and
if the fourth foot be not an iambus. To us the feet of the line appear to be as ...
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A Practical Grammar of the English Language: For the Use of ...
Amphibrach Manometer uau. Hearts beat'ing, Tears start'ing, At meet'ing ; At
parting. 2. Amphibrach Dimeter u a u X 2. O would' I | were dead' now, Or up' in |
my bed' now, To eov'er | my head' now, ""-',', And have' a | good cry'. 3.
Amphibrach ...
Thomas Wadleigh Harvey, 1868
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English Grammar: The English Language in Its Elements and ...
AMPHIBRACH MEASURES. AMPHIBRACH MONOMETER. Formula xax. § 698.
The accented lines are composed of a single Amphibrach. Whisperings heard by
wakeful maids, To whom the night-stars guide us ; Stolen walks through ...
William Chauncey Fowler, 1850
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The English Language in Its Elements and Forms: With a ...
Scott. AMPHIBRACH MEASURES. AMPHIBRACH MONOMBTER. Formula xax. §
698. The accented lines are composed of a single Am- phibrach. Whisperings
heard by wakeful maids, To whom the night-stars guide ua ; Stolen walks through
...
William Chauncey Fowler, 1850
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Word Prosodic Systems in the Languages of Europe
Stronger support of the moraic dactyl from additional cases would be welcome,
howeven The syllabic amphibrach (a foot type not present in my typology) was
introduced in Halle 86 Vergnaud (1987) to analyze Cayuvava, combined with ...
Harry van der Hulst, 1999
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Sherman Alexie: A Collection of Critical Essays
The final foot inverts the pattern of amphimacers, switching to the short-long-short
rhythm of the amphibrach to end the line on an unaccented downbeat that
emphasizes the sadness of what is so briefly, yet powerfully, recounted. The
strength ...
Jeff Berglund, Jan Roush, 2011
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The Rhythmic Structure of Music
AMPHIBRACH, ANAPEST, AND DACTYL IN DUPLE METER Because the folk
tune being used is organized into two-unit groups (trochees or iambs), it cannot
give rise to three-unit rhythms (anapests, dactyls, or amphi- brachs) without more
...
Amphibrach. Home | Up | Next An amphibrac is a metrical foot used in formal
poetry. It consists of a long syllable between two short syllables. Amphibracs are
seldom used to construct an entire poem. They mainly occur as variants within, ...
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A General Critical Grammar of the Inglish Language; on a ...
The following line contains a Spondee and an Amphibrach: Thee' through' I my
sto'ry. In the succeeding verse we find an Iambus and an Anapest: The pop'Iulous
rout'. An Iambus and an Anapest compose the verse sequent: I When beau'Ity 's ...
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A general critical grammar of the Inglish language, on a ...
The following line contains a Spondee and an Amphibrach: Thee' through' | my
sto'ry. In the succeeding verse we find an Iambus and an Anapest: The pop'|ulous
rout'. An Iambus and an Anapest compose the verse sequent : When beau'|ty 's ...
Samuel Oliver (jun.), 1825
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We're reminded that Stinie himself is a fiddler, in the non-musical sense, but the refrain line's single amphibrach, part sob, part accusation, ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
The problem with “Ebola”: The troubling, xenophobic language of …
In meter, Ebola is an “amphibrach.” Less common to students of English poetry than dactyls, iambs, trochees and anapests, an amphibrach is a ... «Salon, Sep 14»
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