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Search phrase: metre

Plays

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Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.124Than one of these same metre ballad-mongers.Then one of these same Meeter Ballad-mongers:
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.21What? In metre?What? In meeter?
Richard IIR2 II.i.19Lascivious metres, to whose venom soundLasciuious Meeters, to whose venom sound

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.17.12 And stretched metre of an antique song. And stretched miter of an Antique song.

Glossary

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measuremetre, poetic skill
metremetrical, doggerel
metreverse, poem, composition
number(plural) metre, versification

Thesaurus

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metrenumber
metremeasure

Themes and Topics

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a- as a particle...to add an extra syllable to make up the metre of a line because sleeping for exampl...
Comparison... poetically to suit the demands of the metre a case in point is ay iii v 51--5 [ros...
Singing...ra syllable to satisfy the needs of the metre in a line item location...
Verb forms...dead’ 1h4 v iv 76) the demands of the metre are also important -eth giving the poe...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
METREBASICmetre adj, metre n

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