metrically
With measured beats
Metrically means in terms of meter—either the rhythmic pattern of poetry or the system of measurement.
A poem can be analyzed metrically, examining its stressed and unstressed syllables: The verse scans metrically as iambic pentameter.
In scientific contexts, metrically refers to the metric system: The study measured distances metrically rather than in miles.
Analyzing verse rhythm patterns
- iambsUnstressed-stressed metrical units
- trocheesStressed-then-unstressed metrical feet
- dactylsStressed-unstressed-unstressed units
- pentameterFive-foot poetic line
hexameter · tetrameter · trimeter · stressed · unstressed · foot · syllable · quantitative
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- tempoRate of musical performance
- pulseArterial blood throb
- measureUnit of quantity
time · syncopation · flow · pace · timing · accentuation · duple · triple
Carefully considered, unhurried
- calibratedAdjusted for accuracy
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- quantifiedExpressed as a number
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
proportional · uniform · regular · patterned · structured · gridded · spaced · aligned
scansion
Analyzing verse rhythm patterns
- iambsUnstressed-stressed metrical units
- trocheesStressed-then-unstressed metrical feet
- dactylsStressed-unstressed-unstressed units
pentameter · hexameter · tetrameter · trimeter · stressed · unstressed · foot · syllable · quantitative · prosody
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
measure · time · syncopation · flow · pace · timing · accentuation · duple · triple · quadruple
measured
Carefully considered, unhurried
- calibratedAdjusted for accuracy
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- quantifiedExpressed as a number
calculated · proportional · uniform · regular · patterned · structured · gridded · spaced · aligned · incremental
metricallyprosaically
In an unexciting manner
irregularly · randomly · erratically · formlessly · chaotically
metricallyimperially
In a royal manner
qualitatively · unmeasured · approximately · inexactly · traditionally
- metrical footUnit of poetic rhythm
asymmetrical, metrical, geometrical, asymmetrically, geometrically, isometrically