metrical composition

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Possessed of an ardent love of reading, he early became familiar with the English poets, and himself tried metrical composition.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles

Tim Tippin should study the art of metrical composition.

From The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886 by Peters, Charles

Throughout the following pages “verse” stands for any kind of metrical composition as distinguished from prose.

From Rhymes and Meters A Practical Manual for Versifiers by Winslow, Horatio

A metrical composition is divided into lines, each line containing a definite number of syllables.

From Rhymes and Meters A Practical Manual for Versifiers by Winslow, Horatio

But never in all my life—" "Oh, well, if you ever get out of the infant class, Miss Selmer, you may learn a few rudimentary rules of metrical composition.

From Skyrider by Fischer, Anton Otto