#poetic rhythm

• Amphibrach — A trisyllabic metrical foot used in classical ancient metrics and accentual poetry, structurally consisting of one long (or stressed) syllable positioned between two short (or unstressed) syllables. This poetic rhythm, characterized by a fluid and harmonious cadence, is frequently used in epic or narrative poetry to impart a swaying motion to the text.
• Amphibrach (archaic) — An obsolete, archaic, or regional adjectival or nominal form of the modern term 'amfibrah'; a trisyllabic metrical foot used in classical metrics or old accentual poetry, structurally consisting of one long syllable positioned between two short syllables. In old 19th-century poetics handbooks, it served as basic nomenclature for scanning and rhythmic analysis of stanzas.
• Amphimacer — A trisyllabic metrical foot used in classical ancient metrics (Greek and Latin), structurally consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable positioned between two long (or stressed) syllables. Graphically, this poetic rhythm is represented by the scheme ( ̄ ̆ ̄ ). In modern literary terminology, it is also known as a cretic foot.
• Anapestic — Pertaining to the anapest, consisting of anapests, or based on the structure of this metrical foot. In literary theory, anapestic rhythm describes the ascending cadence obtained through the constant succession of two unaccented syllables and one accented syllable, representing an energetic, dynamic rhythm often used in epic, satirical, or revolutionary poetry to suggest alert movement or galloping.