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metrical foot vs anapest

anapest vs metrical foot

metrical foot and anapest both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
metrical foot Yes No No No
anapest Yes No No No
As nouns, anapest is a hyponym of metrical foot; that is, anapest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than metrical foot:
  • metrical foot: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
  • anapest: a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
Other hyponyms of metrical foot include dactyl, iamb, iambus, anapaest, amphibrach, trochee, spondee, dibrach, pyrrhic, iambic trimeter.
metrical foot (noun) anapest (noun)
(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
Difference between metrical foot and anapest

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