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Prosody

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The term prosody may refer to one of the following:

  • Prosody in linguistics includes intonation and vocal stress in speech.
  • Prosody in poetry includes the scansion and metrical shape of the lines.
  • Prosody in music refers to the way the composer sets the text of a vocal composition in the assignment of syllables to notes in the melody to which the text is sung; this is particularly a function of rhythm and pitch, and is not to be confused with musical form.
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