Prosody

Of poetics.   May also be referred to as metrics.

The study of poetic meter and the art of versification.

This concept's ID is @1~33136

Line Of Poetry

  • catalectic 1 facts

    (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot.

  • acatalectic 0 facts

    (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables.

  • Alexandrine 0 facts

    (prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet.

  • hypercatalectic 0 facts

    (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the...

Prosody

  • measure 4 facts

    (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse.

  • prosody 2 facts

    (prosody) a system of versification.

Also contains

  • foot 7 facts

    (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm.