(n.) The study of syllables, accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition\.

Stabreim accent accentuation alliterative meter beat cadence emphasis ictus level of stress lilt measure meter metrical pattern metrics movement number numbers primary stress prosodic pattern prosodics quantitative meter rhythm rhythmic pattern rhythmical stress scanning scansion secondary stress stress stress accent stress pattern swing syllabic meter tertiary stress vers libre versification weak stress