How many syllables in Arsis
Word
Arsis
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
ar-sis
Definition
- n. - That part of a foot where the ictus is put, or which is
distinguished from the rest (known as the thesis) of the foot by a
greater stress of voice.
- n. - That elevation of voice now called metrical accentuation, or
the rhythmic accent.
- n. - The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which
it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar;
-- opposed to thesis.
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