In the past, during the Silver Age of Literature, adherence to size was an absolute necessity. Now among contemporary poets there is a tendency to neglect size for the sake of uniqueness of the image, many deliberately replace harmony in their works with the dissonance of sounds to expose the negative moments of reality. However, there are modern poem lovers with a clean meter.
Let us dwell on such a size as anapest. We will find an example of anapest among poets such as Alexander Blok, Athanasius Fet, Alexander Twardovsky, Alexander Pushkin, Ivan Bunin and others.
Etymology of the word "anapest"
Let's try to find out what anapest is in the literature. And examples of famous poets will be educational material in this matter. The meaning of the word can be closely examined when an understanding of its sources comes. The word "anapaest" itself comes from Greek and means "reverse." That is, in this case, the opposite of anapest to dactyl is meant. The three-syllable dactyl is distinguished by an emphasis on 1 syllable, respectively, its rhythm has the intonation of âfallâ. This intonation is perfectly heard in verses, and even for people who are not involved in the analysis of poetic stanzas, distinguishing between dactyl and anapaest will not be a difficult task. Between the rhythm of the falling and growing syllable there is a middle - the third dimension of the three-syllable âworldâ in poetry - amphibrachium, in which the stress falls, as is already clear to many, by 2 syllables.
Three-syllable poetic size anapaest. What is the feature?
Accents are used to strengthen the logical construction, to indicate the basic concepts of a poetic message. And also save the âmelody" of what was said. Its value in literature is immeasurable. Anapest as a size has an unforgettable rhythm. A three-syllable verse size can have up to 5 syllables in a stanza, as A. Fet wrote. The readerâs voice grows from 1 syllable to the last in progression. This gives the said special importance, grandeur and seriousness of the texts. Anapest is a three-syllable beautiful size, with an increasing rhythm of the syllable. To see it and feel the syllable, be sure to give an example of anapest.
How to determine size?
To determine the size of the poem, you must write in a draft, observing the stanzas. Then read aloud, identifying stressed syllables by voice. If the stress is repeated after 2 syllables - this is a two-syllable size, and when after 3, then a three-syllable one.
If you canât first understand the size accurately, try to understand: this is a two-syllable or three-syllable poetic size. Do not despair right away. It is worth saying that not all modern poets know absolutely all the poetic dimensions, of which there are, of course, more than 5.
Examples in the verses of famous poets
Anapaest among poets came into fashion in the 20th century. It is very interesting to find out how the recognized geniuses of infinitely young, albeit old historical epochs used anapaest in their poems. To this end, we give an example of anapaest in a poem by a master of his time - Alexander Blok.
I accept you, failure
And, good luck, my hello to you. (A. Block)
Accents are arranged like this: - / - / --- / - / -
Alexander Blok often used this size. His verse captures the soul and reads melodiously, although we recall that it is difficult to write with anapaest. Here is another small example of anapaest in the famous poem:
And flowers, and bumblebees, and grass, and ears of corn ...
The poem was written by Ivan Bunin, and anapaest was also used here.
Sizes in verses by A.S. Pushkin
Radiant poet - A.S. Pushkin - did not like anapaest too much. There are certainly examples of Pushkinâs poems, and we will give them. But mostly he used a six-foot iambus and experimented with a chorea. At that time, anapaest was new, and only when the poet at a later age was already trying to diversify the metric and sonority of the verse, he sometimes began to use a three-syllable poetic size.
We can find anapest in the poem "Gypsies". In this work, with the help of anapest, a monologue of the heroine Zemfira is written:
Hate you,
I despise you;
I love another
I'm dying loving.
Later, he wrote in the anapaest the work "Budrys and His Sons", which is studied in schools.
Only in adulthood did the poet freely write in all classical sizes, and all of his works reflect a personal style. Moreover, it was already polished by a long work style, where all the poetic sizes coexisted freely. That is why Pushkin has become a genius of all time.
How to find your poetic size?
Everyone in the soul is a poet who has feelings. You donât have to be great when you write for yourself, just to express emotions. Literary works are not written under the ruler, as it is a living and multifaceted organism. If a person has enough imagination and he knows literary techniques, why not try to find your style in poetry? You have already seen an anapest example, and remembering that others differ only in stress, it is easy to analyze other sizes.
At first it will be useful to read a couple of collections of poets pleasant to you and try to analyze how they write in verse size. This is only for the development of technology, no one needs to copy. It is important to maintain your personality, like this young man:
You can experiment with different sizes, try to express your thought outside the box. But still, the basics of versification need to know. When rhythm is observed, then the poem will be a pleasure to read. It does not âcut the earsâ of others, but, on the contrary, cherishes a tender hearing.