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metrical unit vs trochee

trochee vs metrical unit

metrical unit and trochee both are nouns.

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

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