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• METRE ((terpuc?, sc. rFxvf, from Gr. Or poi', measure)

METRE ((terpuc?, sc. rFxvf, from Gr. Or poi', measure)  , in See also:

• PROSODY (Gr. rpovwSta)

prosody, the harmonious and regulated disposition of syllables into See also:

• VERSE (from Lat. versus, literally a line or furrow drawn by turning the plough, from vertere, and afterwards signifying an arrangement of syllables into feet)

verse . Metrical See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form is distinguished from See also:

• PROSE

prose by the uniformity of corresponding lines in relation to the number of syllables and the similarity of final See also:

• SOUND
• SOUND, THE (Danish Oresund)

sound (See also:

• RHYME

rhyme orassonance), by the repetition of certain letters at See also:

• REGULAR

regular intervals (in alliterative measure), or merely by the regular See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession of ups and See also:

• DOWNS

downs of intonation . In See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient classic See also:

• POETRY

poetry the measure which creates the metrical form consists only of this last quantitative See also:

• ELEMENT (Lat. elementum)

element, which is See also:

• RHYTHM (Greek pvBµds, from bap, to flow)

rhythm . For the rules and divisions of the various metrical systems, see VERSE . For the restricted use of " See also:

• METRE ((terpuc?, sc. rFxvf, from Gr. Or poi', measure)

metre " as a unit of measurement, see METRIC See also:

• SYSTEM

SYSTEM below .