Meter And Rhythm In Poetry

noun a verse composed of such feet

• The poem is written in anapestic tetrameter, with each line consisting of four anapests.
• I find it easier to remember poems that use anapests because of their rhythmic pattern.
• Anapests are like the fancy footwork of poetry, adding a little bounce to the lines.
• Her words danced across the page like anapests in a lively poem.

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun, in this case, 'unaccented' describes a noun or pronoun as not having an accent

• In English pronunciation, the final syllable is often left unaccented.
• She tends to speak quickly and with an unaccented tone.
• I find it easier to understand when people talk in an unaccented way.
• The unaccented details of the painting were easily overlooked by most viewers.

adjective relating to or using a system of versification based on the number of stresses, or accents, in a line of verse and the number of syllables in each foot.

adverb not applicable

• The accentual-syllabic meter is commonly used in traditional English poetry.
• I struggle with understanding the accentual-syllabic structure of poems.
• I don't get why we have to learn about accentual-syllabic stuff in English class.
• The accentual-syllabic rhythm of the music filled the room with energy.