An antispast is a metrical foot used in Ancient Greek poetry, consisting of 4 syllables: short, long, long, and short. It is equivalent to an iamb followed by a trochee.[1]
An antispast in English language poetry would be a foot consisting 4 syllables unstressed, stressed, stressed, and unstressed. Examples would be the words "impregnated" and "unblackguarded."
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