sprung rhythm
noun
a poetic rhythm characterized by the use of strongly accented syllables, often in juxtaposition, accompanied by an indefinite number of unaccented syllables in each foot, of which the accented syllable is the essential component.
Origin of sprung rhythm
term introduced by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1877)
Words nearby sprung rhythm
British Dictionary definitions for sprung rhythm
sprung rhythm
noun
prosody
a type of poetic rhythm characterized by metrical feet of irregular composition, each having one strongly stressed syllable, often the first, and an indefinite number of unstressed syllables