Verslehre — meaning in English

English meaning

• metrics noun The study of the rhythm and pattern of poetry.
• prosody noun The study of the rhythm and tone patterns of spoken language.

Senses

Verslehre is used for these senses in English:

• metrics study of metrical verse
• prosody (poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.

metrics — full definition

1. noun The study of the rhythm and pattern of poetry.
2. noun The use of statistics to analyze data, especially large data sets.
3. noun The branch of study concerned with how things are measured.

prosody — full definition

1. noun The study of the rhythm and tone patterns of spoken language.
2. noun The study of rhythm and sound patterns in poetry.

Related German words