About The Word Prosody
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Prosody
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What's The Definition Of Prosody?
[n] the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
[n] the patterns of stress and intonation in a language [n] a system of versification Synonyms | Synonyms for Prosody: inflection | poetic rhythm | rhythmic pattern Related Terms | Find terms related to Prosody: See Also | accent | beat | cadence | caesura | delivery | emphasis | enjambement | enjambment | intonation | manner of speaking | measure | meter | modulation | pitch contour | poem | poetics | rhythm | speech | speech rhythm | sprung rhythm | stress | verse form | versification Prosody In Webster's Dictionary \Pros"o*dy\, n. [L. prosodia the tone or accent of a
syllable, Gr. ? a song sung to, or with, an accompanying
song, the accent accompanying the pronunciation; ? to + ?
song, ode: cf. F. prosodie. See {Ode}.]
That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of
syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or
metrical composition.
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