Anacrusis

In poetic and musical meter, and by analogy in publishing, an anacrusis (from Ancient Greek: ἀνάκρουσις, anákrousis, literally: 'pushing up', plural anacruses) is a brief introduction.

In poetry, a set of extrametrical syllables at the beginning of a verse is said to stand in anacrusis (Ancient Greek: ἀνάκρουσις "pushing up").

[6] Anacrusis is an optional unstressed syllable that appears immediately before the first lift at the beginning of the verse.

As an extrametrical element, it does not constitute an independent metrical position; rather, added as a supplement to the following stressed syllable, it counts as part of the lift.

[11]The anacrusis is a perceived grouping which is context generated in the individual phrasing of a concrete composition.

If we focus on the important tone we are moving toward, the anacrusis will naturally lead there with proper nuance.

[citation needed] In academic publishing, the term is sometimes used in an article to mark an introductory idea standing between the abstract and the introduction proper.