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metrical unit vs anapaest

anapaest vs metrical unit

metrical unit and anapaest both are nouns.

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

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