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cadence vs metrical unit

metrical unit vs cadence

cadence and metrical unit both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cadence Yes No No No
metrical unit Yes No No No
As nouns, metrical unit is a hyponym of cadence; that is, metrical unit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cadence:
  • cadence: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  • metrical unit: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
Other hyponyms of cadence include catalexis, scansion, common measure, common meter, foot, metrical foot.
cadence (noun) metrical unit (noun)
a recurrent rhythmical series (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
the close of a musical section
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Difference between cadence and metrical unit

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