metrical composition

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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

A metrical composition is divided into lines, each line containing a definite number of syllables.

From Rhymes and Meters A Practical Manual for Versifiers by Winslow, Horatio

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

Wordsworth apologizes for using the word "Poetry" as synonymous with metrical composition.

From Adventures in Criticism by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir