stress pattern
Accent placement scheme
A stress pattern is the arrangement of emphasized and unemphasized syllables in a word or phrase.
In English, stress patterns distinguish meanings: CONtract (noun) versus conTRACT (verb).
Poetry relies on predictable stress patterns to create rhythm.
Languages differ in how fixed or variable their stress patterns are.
- strong beatAccented rhythmic pulse
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
- syllableUnit of pronunciation
- meterDevice that measures usage
- iambic pentameterUnstressed-stressed pattern, five feet
accent · scansion · trochee · rhythm · pitch · foot · cadence · beat · tempo · pulse · thesis · iamb · lilt · anapest · flow · phrasing · verse · emphasis
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