English noun: metrics | |||
1. | metrics (cognition) the study of poetic meter and the art of versification | ||
Synonyms | prosody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | poetics | ||
Domain category members | acatalectic, Alexandrine, beat, cadence, catalectic, dactylic, foot, hypercatalectic, iambic, measure, measured, meter, metre, metric, metrical, metrical foot, metrical unit, poetic rhythm, prosody, rhythmic pattern, spondaic, trochaic | ||