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iamb vs metrical foot

metrical foot vs iamb

iamb and metrical foot both are nouns.

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

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