Defenition of the word prosody

• Defenition of the word prosody

  • The study of the rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse.
  • The study of the rhythm, stress, and intonation of speech.
  • The manner of associating syllables of a text to be sung to notes of a melody.
  • a system of versification
  • the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
  • the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
  • (prosody) a system of versification

Synonyms for the word prosody

• • inflection
  • poetic rhythm
  • rhythmic pattern

Meronymys for the word prosody

• • poem
  • verse form

Hyponyms for the word prosody

• • accent
  • beat
  • cadence
  • caesura
  • emphasis
  • enjambement
  • enjambment
  • intonation
  • measure
  • meter
  • metre
  • modulation
  • pitch contour
  • rhythm
  • speech rhythm
  • sprung rhythm
  • stress

Hypernyms for the word prosody

• • delivery
  • manner of speaking
  • poetics
  • speech
  • versification

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