prosodic
adjective
of or relating to poetic meter and versification.
Example Sentences
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My prosodical instinct was awakened quite suddenly that dim evening, as my Father and I sat alone in the breakfast-room after tea, serenely accepting the hour, for once, with no idea of exhortation or profit.
From Father and Son: a study of two temperaments by Gosse, Edmund
Hymns of such sort pass away, wanting prosodical tact.
From Erotica Romana by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
Yet it would be useless to deny having sometimes made choice of particular verses, all other considerations being equal, for their poetic or literary value over and above their prosodical.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
But it proves none the less useful in another direction: in simply naming a particular foot it shows at the same time its prosodical measure and character, as will now be explained in detail.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Scholars have wondered what was "new" about this, and the answer is that it was not new in English poetry, but in English prosodical criticism it was new, for it was a departure from Bysshe.
From The Art of English Poetry (1708) by Bysshe, Edward
