anaclasis

Syllable vs Anaclasis - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between syllable and anaclasis

is that syllable is (linguistics) a unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables while anaclasis is the substitution of a long for a short syllable (or vice versa) to break up the rhythm of a poem.

As a verb syllable

is (poetic) to utter in syllables.

Short vs Anaclasis - What's the difference?

short | anaclasis |

As a proper noun short

is .

As a noun anaclasis is

the substitution of a long for a short syllable (or vice versa) to break up the rhythm of a poem.

Long vs Anaclasis - What's the difference?

long | anaclasis |

As nouns the difference between long and anaclasis

is that long is hair; fur; coat while anaclasis is the substitution of a long for a short syllable (or vice versa) to break up the rhythm of a poem.

Substitution vs Anaclasis - What's the difference?

substitution | anaclasis |

As nouns the difference between substitution and anaclasis

is that substitution is substitution, replacement while anaclasis is the substitution of a long for a short syllable (or vice versa) to break up the rhythm of a poem.