metrical composition
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Pretty fair, but—if a metrical composition full of poetry is not a poem what is it?
From The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling by Bierce, Ambrose
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
My knowledge of metrical composition," she continued, "is very limited.
From Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life by Pidgin, Charles Felton
The popularity obtained by the ballad of "Auld Robin Gray" has seldom been exceeded in the history of any other metrical composition.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles
Suppose the word canto to be taken in its literal etymological sense, it would indicate a metrical composition meant to be sung or chanted.
From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 by Japp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay)
