Accentual (Demotic) metre

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A metre in which each line has a fixed number of beats but no fixed number of syllables. See isoictic metre

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Citation: Groves, Peter Lewis. "Accentual (Demotic) metre". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 04 June 2007 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5519, accessed 24 November 2024.]

5519 Accentual (Demotic) metre 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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