anacruses
/ˌanəˈkruːsɪs/
noun
One or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a verse.
Coleridge seems not to have noticed that the tenth line is actually a heptameter – unless one were to allow a double anacrusis.
noun
One or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a verse.
Coleridge seems not to have noticed that the tenth line is actually a heptameter – unless one were to allow a double anacrusis.
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