anapaest

noun4

1. •
   A metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | ⏖ – |.
2. •
   In qualitative metre, a foot with two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed final syllable.
3. •
   In quantitative metre, a foot with two short syllables followed by a long final syllable.
4. •
   An excerpt of poetry or verse using this metre.