Literatur - Elemente der Poesie

a syllable in a line of verse that is either long or short, depending on the context of the poem or the specific metrical pattern being used

the stressed or accented syllable or part of a metrical foot

the rhythm or flow of sound in speech or music, often characterized by the rise and fall of pitch and the length of syllables or notes

a rhetorical break or pause in the middle of a line of poetry, in modern prosody

any of the sections into which a long poem is divided

two consecutive lines of verse, equal in length that usually rhyme

agreement between the sound or the ending of a word and another word

a line of verse that ends with a complete pause and a grammatical or logical conclusion, often indicated by punctuation such as a period or comma

the continuation of a sentence or clause beyond the end of a line of verse, without a grammatical pause or conclusion

the basic unit of verse meter, consisting of one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllables

a half-line of verse, either the first or second half of a line, separated by a pause or caesura

a pair of rhymed verses, consisting of ten syllables and five stresses, or an iambic pentameter

a metrical line of poetry consisting of six feet

a metrical foot in poetry consisting of two syllables, the first unstressed and the second stressed

a metrical unit in poetry consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

a rhyme in poetry that occurs in the middle of a single line of verse

a row of printed or written letters or characters that form words

the point at which a line of poetry ends and a new line begins, often used by poets to create emphasis, pause, or structure within a poem

a unit of rhythm or meter in poetry, consisting of one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllables

a type of rhyme scheme in poetry where rhyming words or syllables appear in unexpected places within a line

a metrical line of poetry consisting of five feet

the systematic study of metrical structures and sounds in poetry

a poem that has four lines

a repeated line or phrase in a poem or song, typically at the end of each stanza or verse

a series of lines in a poem, usually with recurring rhyme scheme and meter

a rhythmic and structural division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together as a unit

a metrical foot in poetry consisting of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable

the stress or emphasis placed on a particular syllable or word within a line of verse

a series of lines forming a unit in a song or poem

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern