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Poetry vs Anapestic - What's the difference?

poetry | anapestic |

As nouns the difference between poetry and anapestic

is that poetry is the class of literature comprising poems while anapestic is .

As a adjective anapestic is

of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.

poetry

English

(wikipedia poetry)

Alternative forms

* (archaic )

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The class of literature comprising poems.
  • Composition in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns.
  • A poet's literary production
  • A 'poetical' quality, artistic and/or artfull, which appeals or stirs the imagination, in any medium
  • That 'Swan Lake' choreography is poetry''' in motion, fitting the musical ' poetry of Tchaikovski's divine score well beyond the literary inspiration

    Synonyms

    * poesy

    Antonyms

    * prose

    anapestic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * anapaestic (UK )

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.
  • of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
  • of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).
  • of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.
  • Noun

    (en noun)