Greek prosody

Greek and Latin metre

Prosody (from Middle French prosodie, from Latin prosōdia, from Ancient Greek προσῳδίᾱ (prosōidíā), "song sung to music; pronunciation of syllable") is the theory and practice of versification.[1]

  1. ^ "prosody". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2016-10-04. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)