Prosody

Word PROSODY
Character 7
Hyphenation pros o dy
Pronunciations /ˈpɹɒsədi/

Definitions and meanings of "Prosody"

What do we mean by prosody?

The study of the metrical structure of verse. noun

A particular system of versification. noun

The set of speech variables, including rhythm, speed, pitch, and relative emphasis, that distinguish vocal patterns. noun

The science of the quantity of syllables and of pronunciation as affecting versification; in a wider sense, metrics, or the elements of metrics, considered as a part of grammar (see metrics, 2). noun

That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition. noun

The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech. noun

The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse. noun

(prosody) a system of versification noun

The study of poetic meter and the art of versification noun

The patterns of stress and intonation in a language noun

The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.

The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Prosody

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The word "prosody" in example sentences

It seems like this whole discussion thread needs a lesson in prosody, mainly because everyone is getting them wrong. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And then, I felt harassed teaching a seminar in prosody — teaching form — at the graduate school level to unwilling, even surly students who were only taking it because they needed the credit. ❋ Unknown (2002)

English prosody is regular and veiled, its natural beauties all melancholy; the clouds have shaped its hues, and the sound of waves its modulations. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Verse such as this would permit of every rhythmical variation known in English prosody, and through the appeal of its rhythm would offer the dramatist opportunities for emotional effect that prose would not allow him; but at the same time it could be spoken with entire naturalness by actors as ultra-modern as Mme. Nazimova. ❋ Clayton Hamilton (N/A)

ELISION, the omission or crowding out of unstressed words or unaccented syllables to make the metre smoother; a term belonging to classical prosody and inappropriate in English prosody except where syllable-counting verse is concerned. ❋ Paull Franklin Baum (N/A)

QUANTITY, the length of a syllable; established by convention in classical prosody; in English prosody very uncertain but always present. ❋ Paull Franklin Baum (N/A)

SPONDEE, a classical prosody a foot of two long syllables; in English prosody a foot of two 'long' or accented or stressed words or syllables, ❋ Paull Franklin Baum (N/A)

Chinese prosody is a very difficult thing for an Occidental to understand. ❋ Unknown (1921)

His prosody is based upon the numbers five and seven, a ❋ B. 974? Murasaki Shikibu Izumi Shikibu (1920)

When I began the study of Latin prosody, I devised and explained to my professor a system of signs indicating the different meters and quantities. ❋ Annie Sullivan (1905)

[FN#489] The seventh of the sixteen "Bahr" (metres) in Arabic prosody; the easiest because allowing the most license and, consequently, a favourite for didactic, homiletic and gnomic themes. ❋ Anonymous (1855)

(N. B: prosody is not quite the same thing as rhetoric. ❋ Melissima (2007)

It also seems that what is being said is a rather polite summation of the obvious, and perhaps a slightly confusing use of the phrase “difficult poetry” - a title that leads the reader to expect some commentary on layers of meaning or perhaps the uses of convoluted syntax in prosody. ❋ Unknown (2007)

This pitch-and-rhythm variation, known as prosody, conveys emotion. ❋ Unknown (2010)

These modulations, also referred to as prosody, add emotional significance to a verbal message thereby increasing its persuasive power. ❋ Annett Schirmer (2010)

Not being musical, I had to look up the word "prosody" as well. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Romanticism, contemporary poetry, and more formal concerns, such as prosody and rhythmpresent analyses of five contemporary poets viewed in relationship to several different strains of Romantic practice or theory. ❋ Unknown (2003)

They’re going to talk to you about Chaucer and about blank verse—which is another confusing term—and all this so-called prosody they’re going to shovel at you. ❋ Nicholson Baker (2009)

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