That foot pattern is called a "dactyl." In dactylic meter, each foot consists of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
The repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem or piece of writing is called meter, and it provides a beat or rhythm. Different types of meters include iambic (unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable), trochaic (stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable), and anapestic (two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable), among others. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables can create a musicality and flow in a poem.
The term that defines a metrical foot pattern in poetry featuring one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables is anapaest.
to the MOON in the NIGHT with a SONG on the BEACH by the SEA
anapest
That would be three stressed syllables, a molossus.
One stressed syllable followed by two unstressed is called a dactyl, and a line of verse written in that style is called dactyllic. Here are the other kinds of metrical feet as well: iamb: unstressed, stressed trochee: stressed, unstressed dactyl: stressed, unstressed, unstressed anapest: unstressed, unstressed, stressed amphibrach: unstressed, stressed, unstressed amphimacer: stressed, unstressed, stressed bacchius: unstressed, stressed, stressed antibacchius: stressed, unstressed, unstressed pyrrhus: unstressed, unstressed spondee: stressed, stressed tribrach: unstressed, unstressed, unstressed molossus: stressed, stressed, stressed
Anapestic meter consists of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable (ex: "in the GARden"). Iambic meter consists of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (ex: "to BE or NOT to BE"). Triple meters are typically dactylic (three-syllable feet with one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables) rather than anapestic or iambic.
An iamb is a word or line consisting of two syllables, one unstressed followed by a stressed syllable. "Telephone" has three syllables, therefore is not an iamb.
The definition given does not specify the order of these syllables. If the pattern is one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables, it is a dactyl. If the pattern is two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable, it is an anapest (also spelled "anapaest"). Words that are dactyls include metrical, syllable, merrily, and cinnamon. "What can the matter be?" is a sentence made up of two dactyls. Phrases that are anapests include "go away", "take a bath", "come along", and "fall apart".
Iambic. An iamb, or iambus, consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one. A trochee consists of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one. Take your pick!
No it's an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
In a poem, anapest and iambs are two different types of metrical feet used to describe the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables within the lines. An anapest consists of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable, while an iamb consists of one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. These terms help to analyze the rhythm and meter of a poem.