accentual
Americanadjective
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of or relating to accent or stress.
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Prosody. of or relating to poetry based on the number of stresses, as distinguished from poetry depending on the number of syllables or quantities.
adjective
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of, relating to, or having accents; rhythmic
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prosody of or relating to verse based on the number of stresses in a line rather than on the number of syllables Compare quantitative
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Eventually, he stirs in some variations of speed and volume, accentual bursts of sound, with deeper tones and crunch.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2024
Otherwise, they dress like the British, their mother tongue is English, with an accentual twang of Indian and they are Christians.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2013
Technical points worth attention here are the bold reversal of the regular accentual stress twice over in the first line, and the strained use of ‘store’ for ‘fill’ and ‘recognizance’ for ‘recognition.’
From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Colvin, Sidney
The importance of accentual treatment is now recognized in every modern method.
From Memories of a Musical Life by Mason, William
And he expounds the English accentual verse-system with clearness and vigor.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
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