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metrical foot vs iambic trimeter

iambic trimeter vs metrical foot

metrical foot and iambic trimeter both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
metrical foot Yes No No No
iambic trimeter Yes No No No
As nouns, iambic trimeter is a hyponym of metrical foot; that is, iambic trimeter 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
  • iambic trimeter: a meter of poetry consisting of three iambic units per line.
Other hyponyms of metrical foot include dactyl, iamb, iambus, anapaest, anapest, amphibrach, trochee, spondee, dibrach, pyrrhic.
metrical foot (noun) iambic trimeter (noun)
(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm a meter of poetry consisting of three iambic units per line.
Difference between metrical foot and iambic trimeter

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