trisyllables
Words with three beats
Trisyllables are words of three syllables.
The term appears mainly in discussions of poetry, linguistics, and language learning, where syllable count matters for meter or pronunciation: English has many trisyllables like "beautiful" and "elephant".
The singular trisyllable can also function as an adjective meaning three-syllabled.
Analyzing verse rhythm patterns
- metricalHaving regular rhythm
- dactylicThree-beat poetic meter
- anapesticMeter with galloping rhythm
- hexameterSix-foot poetic line
pentameter · tetrameter · trimeter · dimeter · quantitative · stressed · unstressed · caesura
Clarity of spoken words
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- dictionChoice of words
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
articulation · accent · fluency · eloquence · expression · modulation · verbalization · dialogue
Science of language sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- phonemeMinimal distinctive sound unit
- consonantIn agreement with
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
diphthong · allophone · grapheme · articulation · etymology · lexicon · affixation · inflection
scansion
Analyzing verse rhythm patterns
hexameter · pentameter · tetrameter · trimeter · dimeter · quantitative · stressed · unstressed · caesura · foot
enunciation
Clarity of spoken words
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- dictionChoice of words
- intonationPitch variation in speech
elocution · articulation · accent · fluency · eloquence · expression · modulation · verbalization · dialogue · monologue
phonology
Science of language sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- phonemeMinimal distinctive sound unit
- consonantIn agreement with
vowel · diphthong · allophone · grapheme · articulation · etymology · lexicon · affixation · inflection · derivation
villanelle
Repeating-refrain verse structure
couplet · sonnet · limerick · ballad · elegy · stanza · rhyming · assonance · alliteration · imagery