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Accentual-syllabic verse


Verse whose meter is determined by the number and alternation of its stressed and unstressed syllables, organized into feet. From line to line, the number of stresses (accents) may vary, but the total [..]
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Accentual-syllabic verse


The normal system of verse composition in England since the fourteen century, in which the metre depends upon counting both the number of stresses and the total number of syllables in any give line. A [..]
Source: english.cam.ac.uk




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