metrification
AmericanEtymology
Origin of metrification
metr(ic) 1 or metr(ic) 2 + -i- + -fication
Example Sentences
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Gonzaga borrowed his forms from the best models, Anacreon and Theocritus, but the matter, except for an occasional imitation of Petrarch, the natural, elegant style and the harmonious metrification, are all his own.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
The metrification of his plays is very strict, and they were doubtless intended for recitation, whether or not also designed for the stage.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various
Should I flounder awhile without a tumble Thro' this metrification of Catullus, They should speak to me not without a welcome, All that chorus of indolent reviewers.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
A study on Camoens and treatises on metrification and mnemonics followed from his pen.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
As a matter of fact, many poets had already essayed, but timidly and without perseverance, to "come to the test in the metrification" of the Divine Comedy.
From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley
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