prosody
English Thesaurus
1. the study of poetic meter and the art of versification (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | poetics, |
| definition | : | study of poetic works (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | acatalectic, |
| definition | : | (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | alexandrine, |
| definition | : | (prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | catalectic, |
| definition | : | (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | hypercatalectic, |
| definition | : | (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | beat, cadence, measure, meter, metre, |
| definition | : | (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | foot, metrical foot, metrical unit, |
| definition | : | (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | iambic, |
| definition | : | of or consisting of iambs (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | dactylic, |
| definition | : | of or consisting of dactyls (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | spondaic, |
| definition | : | of or consisting of spondees (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | trochaic, |
| definition | : | of or consisting of trochees (adj.pert) |
2. the patterns of stress and intonation in a language (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | caesura, |
| definition | : | a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | enjambement, enjambment, |
| definition | : | the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | accent, emphasis, stress, |
| definition | : | the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | rhythm, speech rhythm, |
| definition | : | the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements (noun.communication) |
3. (prosody) a system of versification (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | versification, |
| definition | : | the form or metrical composition of a poem (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sprung rhythm, |
| definition | : | a poetic rhythm that imitates the rhythm of speech (noun.communication) |
| part meronym | : | poem, verse form, |
| definition | : | a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | metrics, prosody, |
| definition | : | the study of poetic meter and the art of versification (noun.cognition) |
4. the patterns of stress and intonation in a language (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | inflect, modulate, tone, |
| definition | : | vary the pitch of one's speech (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | inflect, modulate, tone, |
| definition | : | vary the pitch of one's speech (verb.communication) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore prosody in ArtiKata.com >