quick question

[ynrohyrev]

if metric displacement is accenting an 'off' beat like this-

1 e and a 2 e and a 3 e and a 4 e and a
......................^........................... ...^

then is that the same thing as syncopation?

[EricSnutz]

Uh basically. If accents are on the '&' of beats then it is syncopation.