The rhythm of a line of verse
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scansionThe rhythm of a line of verse
scansionThe action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm
scanningAnalyze the meter of (a line of verse) by reading with the emphasis on its rhythm or by examining the pattern of feet or syllables
liniestunit in the rhythmic structure of verse formed by the grouping of a number of the smallest units of the rhythm (as metrical feet)
acatalectic(of a line of verse) Having the full number of syllables
catalectic(of a metrical line of verse) Lacking one syllable in the last foot
catalexisThe absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse
alliterate(of a phrase or line of verse) Contain words that begin with the same sound or letter
alliterated(of a phrase or line of verse) Contain words that begin with the same sound or letter
alliterating(of a phrase or line of verse) Contain words that begin with the same sound or letter
alliterates(of a phrase or line of verse) Contain words that begin with the same sound or letter
enjambements(in verse) The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza
enjambments(in verse) The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza
enjambment(in verse) The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza
enjambed(of a line, couplet, or stanza of verse) Ending partway through a sentence or clause that continues in the next
anacrusesunstressed syllable or syllable group that begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot
clerihewlight verse form, usually consisting of two couplets, with lines of uneven length and irregular meter, the first line usually containing the name of a well-known person
rondeaua fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas
elegiacsnoting a distich or couplet the first line of which is a dactylic hexameter and the second a pentameter, or a verse differing from the hexameter by suppression of the arsis or metrically unaccented part of the third and the sixth foot
rondeauxa fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas
elegiacnoting a distich or couplet the first line of which is a dactylic hexameter and the second a pentameter, or a verse differing from the hexameter by suppression of the arsis or metrically unaccented part of the third and the sixth foot