poetic rhythm

/poʊˌɛdɪk ˌrɪðəm/
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Other forms: poetic rhythms

Definitions of poetic rhythm
  1. noun
    (prosody) a system of versification
    synonyms: prosody, rhythmic pattern
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    beat, cadence, measure, meter, metre
    (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
    sprung rhythm
    a poetic rhythm that imitates the rhythm of speech
    catalexis
    the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse
    scansion
    analysis of verse into metrical patterns
    common measure, common meter
    the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad
    foot, metrical foot, metrical unit
    (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
    type of:
    versification
    the form or metrical composition of a poem
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