The term 'three-syllable foot' refers to a type of poetic meter used in poetry. An ANAPEST is a three-syllable foot consisting of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable. A DACTYL is a three-syllable foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables. An anapaest is a three-syllable foot consisting of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable, similar to an ANAPEST but with the order of the syllables reversed.