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n. pl. prosÂ·oÂ·dies

1. The study of the metrical structure of verse.

2. A particular system of versification.

[Middle English prosodie, from Latin prosdia, accent, from Greek prosidi, song sung to music, accent : pros-, pros- + id, song; see ode.]

proÂ·sodic (pr [image]

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proÂ·sodiÂ·calÂ·ly adv.

prosoÂ·dist n.

prosody [pross-a-dee]

Noun

1. the study of poetic metre and techniques

2. the vocal patterns in a language [Greek prosōidia song set to music]

prosodic adj
prosodist n

prosody

1. the science or study of poetic meters and versification.
2. a particular or distinctive system of metrics and versification, as that of Dylan Thomas. — prosodist, n. — prosodie, prosodical, adj.

See also: Verse

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun 1. prosody - the patterns of stress and intonation in a language

inflection

manner of speaking, delivery, speech - your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"

intonation, pitch contour, modulation - rise and fall of the voice pitch

caesura - a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line

enjambement, enjambment - the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause

stress, accent, emphasis - the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

speech rhythm, rhythm - the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry"

2. prosody - (prosody) a system of versification

poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern

metrics, prosody - the study of poetic meter and the art of versification

poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

versification - the form or metrical composition of a poem

cadence, metre, meter, measure, beat - (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

sprung rhythm - a poetic rhythm that imitates the rhythm of speech

3. prosody - the study of poetic meter and the art of versification

metrics

poetics - study of poetic works

acatalectic - (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables

Alexandrine - (prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet

catalectic - (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot

hypercatalectic - (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot

poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody - (prosody) a system of versification

cadence, metre, meter, measure, beat - (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

metrical foot, metrical unit, foot - (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

iambic - of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter"

dactylic - of or consisting of dactyls; "dactylic meter"

spondaic - of or consisting of spondees; "spondaic hexameter"

trochaic - of or consisting of trochees; "trochaic dactyl"

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References in classic literature

cadence
metre
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poetic rhythm
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He was a master of metre, and contributed certain modifications to the laws of Chinese prosody which exist to the present day.

A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context

I taught myself the language, or began to do so, when I knew nothing of the English grammar but the prosody at the end of the book.

My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context

Orthography, etymology, syntax, and prosody, biography, astronomy, geography, and general cosmography, the sciences of compound proportion, algebra, land-surveying and levelling, vocal music, and drawing from models, were all at the ends of his ten chilled fingers.

Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context

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