Antibacchius
| Disyllables | |
|---|---|
| ˘ ˘ | pyrrhus, dibrach | 
| ˘ ¯ | iamb | 
| ¯ ˘ | trochee, choree | 
| ¯ ¯ | spondee | 
| Trisyllables | |
| ˘ ˘ ˘ | tribrach | 
| ¯ ˘ ˘ | dactyl | 
| ˘ ¯ ˘ | amphibrach | 
| ˘ ˘ ¯ | anapaest, antidactylus | 
| ˘ ¯ ¯ | bacchius | 
| ¯ ¯ ˘ | antibacchius | 
| ¯ ˘ ¯ | cretic, amphimacer | 
| ¯ ¯ ¯ | molossus | 
| See main article for tetrasyllables. | |
An antibacchius is a rare metrical foot used in formal poetry.
In accentual-syllabic verse an antibacchius consists of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable. Its opposite is a bacchius.
Example:
- Blind luck is
- loved more than
- hard thinking.
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