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A hymn metre (US: meter) indicates the number of syllables for the lines in each stanza (verse) of a hymn. This provides a means of marrying the hymn's text with an appropriate hymn tune for singing.
In poetry, metre (Commonwealth spelling) or meter (American spelling; see spelling differences) is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse.Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse metre, or a certain set of metres alternating in a particular order.
Iambic pentameter is the most common meter in English poetry. It was first introduced into English by Chaucer in the 14th century on the basis of French and Italian models. It is used in several major English poetic forms , including blank verse , the heroic couplet , and some of the traditionally rhymed stanza forms .
Old English metre is the conventional name given to the poetic metre in which English language poetry was composed in the Anglo-Saxon period. The best-known example of poetry composed in this verse form is Beowulf, but the vast majority of Old English poetry belongs to the same tradition.
As much as we may want—or need—to write a love poem, it’s often difficult to find a language that adequately expresses the way we feel. For one thing, it’s hard to strike the right tone.
I say.” Moses, what is it? A special occasion?” “No sir, las’ night they took my daddy away. and I don’t want it to git in the way. of the poetry.” With a smile a mile wide. and teeth ...
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.
Say Goodbye (Beck song) Say Goodbye (Chris Brown song) Say Goodbye to Hollywood; Say Hello, Wave Goodbye; Sealed with a Kiss; Seasons in the Sun; Send Me Away with a Smile; She's Gone (Hall & Oates song) Should I Stay or Should I Go; Silver Springs (song) So Long (Russ Morgan song) So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh; So Long, Mother; Softly ...