metrical composition

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Fiddlesticks.—Your verses have been written without due knowledge of metrical composition.

From The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 357, October 30, 1886 by Various

But never in all my life—" "Oh, well, if you ever get out of the infant class, Miss Selmer, you may learn a few rudimentary rules of metrical composition.

From Skyrider by Fischer, Anton Otto

It is recommended, therefore, that one or more of the simpler kinds of metrical composition be tried.

From Composition-Rhetoric by Brooks, Stratton D.

‘There neither is nor can be any essential difference between the language of prose and metrical composition.’

From English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century by Jones, Edmund David

Study the Laws governing Metrical Composition If you feel you can best express yourself in verse, make a comprehensive study of the laws governing metrical composition.

From The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors by Klickmann, Flora