Kalmar “anapaestic” (wanda kuma aka rubuta “anapestic”) sifa ce da ake amfani da ita wajen siffanta ƙayyadaddun kari a cikin waƙa ko waƙa. Mitar anapaestic ta ƙunshi baƙaƙe guda biyu marasa ƙarfi wanda ke biye da maƙarƙashiya, kamar yadda yake cikin kalmar "un-der-stand". Ana amfani da anapaestic sau da yawa a cikin wakoki na ban dariya ko masu sauƙi da waƙoƙi da waƙoƙi.
