Rising Metre

Literary/ Cultural Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Meter in which an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable (as in the iamb and the anapaest) such that there is a rising movement in each foot. (C.f. falling meter.)

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Rising Metre". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2001 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=961, accessed 28 March 2024.]

961 Rising Metre 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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