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iambic trimeter vs metrical foot

metrical foot vs iambic trimeter

iambic trimeter and metrical foot both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
iambic trimeter Yes No No No
metrical foot Yes No No No
As nouns, metrical foot is a hypernym of iambic trimeter; that is, metrical foot is a word with a broader meaning than iambic trimeter:
  • iambic trimeter: a meter of poetry consisting of three iambic units per line.
  • metrical foot: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
Other hypernyms of iambic trimeter include foot, metrical unit.
iambic trimeter (noun) metrical foot (noun)
a meter of poetry consisting of three iambic units per line. (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
Difference between iambic trimeter and metrical foot

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