ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

POETRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is study of meter, rhythm and intonation of a poem called as?
A
Prosody
B
Allegory
C
Scansion
D
Assonance
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Prosody is the study of the meter, rhythm, and intonation of a poem.

Detailed explanation-2: -prosody, the study of all the elements of language that contribute toward acoustic and rhythmic effects, chiefly in poetry but also in prose. The term derived from an ancient Greek word that originally meant a song accompanied by music or the particular tone or accent given to an individual syllable.

Detailed explanation-3: -The study and the actual use of metres and forms of versification are both known as prosody.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rhythm: Is the interplay of syllables and accents over a beat. Syllabic Rhythm*: The number of syllables on a foot. Accentual Rhythm*: The accents attributed to each syllable in a foot.

Detailed explanation-5: -Syllabic: focuses on lines that have a standard number of syllables. Accentual: focuses on the use of accents or stresses in poetry. Accentual-syllabic: focuses on both the number of syllables and the use of accents. Quantitative: focuses on the length of syllables in one’s pronunciation.

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