<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (February 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (February 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> In poetry, metre is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse . Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse metre, or a certain set of metres alternating in a particular order . The study and the actual use of metres and forms of versification are both known as prosody . (Within linguistics, "prosody" is used in a more general sense that includes not only poetic metre but also the rhythmic aspects of prose, whether formal or informal, that vary from language to language, and sometimes between poetic traditions .) </P> <P> An assortment of features can be identified when classifying poetry and its metre . </P>

What does the word meter mean in poetry