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.