Associations to the word «Prosody»

Wiktionary

PROSODY, noun. (linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
PROSODY, noun. (poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.

Dictionary definition

PROSODY, noun. The patterns of stress and intonation in a language.
PROSODY, noun. (prosody) a system of versification.
PROSODY, noun. The study of poetic meter and the art of versification.

Wise words

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act upon them?
Dhammapada