metre
Noun
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is a type of: metric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric terms
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subtypes:
- catalexis - the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse
- scansion - analysis of verse into metrical patterns
- common measure, common meter - the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad
- foot, metrical foot, metrical unit - (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
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is a type of: rhythmicity - the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music
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