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  2. Metre (poetry) - Wikipedia

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    Rhyme is always used, sometimes with double rhyme or internal rhymes in addition. In some poems, known as masnavi , the two halves of each couplet rhyme, with a scheme AA BB CC. In lyric poetry, the same rhyme is used throughout the poem at the end of each couplet, but except in the opening couplet, the two halves of each couplet do not rhyme ...

  3. Glossary of poetry terms - Wikipedia

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    Metre (or meter): the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Metres are influenced by syllables and their "weight" Metrical foot (aka poetic foot): the basic repeating rhythmic unit that forms part of a line of verse in most Indo-European traditions of poetry; Prosody: the principles of metrical structure in poetry

  4. Dactylic hexameter - Wikipedia

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    Dactylic hexameter (also known as heroic hexameter and the meter of epic) is a form of meter or rhythmic scheme frequently used in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry. The scheme of the hexameter is usually as follows (writing – for a long syllable, u for a short, and u u for a position that may be a long or two shorts):

  5. Poetic devices - Wikipedia

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    Poetic rhythm is the flow of words within each meter and stanza to produce a rhythmic effect while emphasising specific parts of the poem. Repetition– Repetition often uses word associations to express ideas and emotions indirectly, emphasizing a point, confirming an idea, or describing a notion.

  6. Rhyme scheme - Wikipedia

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    [10] [11] Rather than relying on end rhymes, rap rhyme schemes can have rhymes placed anywhere in the bars of music to create a structure. [12] There can also be numerous rhythmic elements which all work together in the same scheme [ 13 ] – this is called internal rhyme in traditional poetry, [ 14 ] though rap rhymes schemes can be anywhere ...

  7. Poetic Meter and Poetic Form - Wikipedia

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    Poetic Meter and Poetic Form is a book by Paul Fussell, published by McGraw Hill in 1965, and later as a revised edition in 1979 (ISBN 0-07-553606-4). Fussell distinguishes four types of meter [1] : Syllabic

  8. Common metre - Wikipedia

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    Common metre or common measure [1] —abbreviated as C. M. or CM—is a poetic metre consisting of four lines that alternate between iambic tetrameter (four metrical feet per line) and iambic trimeter (three metrical feet per line), with each foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

  9. Category:Poetic rhythm - Wikipedia

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