Anapestic describes a metrical pattern built from anapests, three-syllable feet in which two unstressed syllables are followed by one stressed syllable. A poem, line, or rhythm may be called anapestic when that rising beat repeats regularly.
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Example
in the morning we hurried along
until the bright sun touched the hill
comprehend, intervene
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[adj] (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one