The rhythm of verse, reduceable to one of four kinds, accentual,
syllabic, accentual-syllabic, and quantitative. Also sometimes
called ‘number(s).’ - Falling metre: trochees and dactyls, i.e.,
a stressed syllable followed by one or two unstressed syllables.
- Rising metre: iambs and anapests, i.e., one or two unstressed
syllables followed by a stressed one. There is currently no
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