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iambus vs metrical foot

metrical foot vs iambus

iambus and metrical foot both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
iambus Yes No No No
metrical foot Yes No No No
As nouns, metrical foot is a hypernym of iambus; that is, metrical foot is a word with a broader meaning than iambus:
  • iambus: 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 iambus include foot, metrical unit.
iambus (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 iambus and metrical foot

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