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Meter

 

In verse and poetry, meter is a recurring pattern of stressed (accented, or long) and unstressed (unaccented, or short) syllables in lines of a set length.
 
Rhythm and meter in English poetry
Study guide:  meter is poetry and verse
Meter in children's poetry
A title to investigate:
Accent on Meter: A Handbook for Readers of Poetry
Author(s): Joseph Powell, Mark Halperin