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anapest vs metrical foot

metrical foot vs anapest

anapest and metrical foot both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anapest Yes No No No
metrical foot Yes No No No
As nouns, metrical foot is a hypernym of anapest; that is, metrical foot is a word with a broader meaning than anapest:
  • anapest: a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
  • metrical foot: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
Other hypernyms of anapest include foot, metrical unit.
anapest (noun) metrical foot (noun)
a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
Difference between anapest and metrical foot

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