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Definition:

      The measured arrangement of words in poetry, as by accentual rhythm, syllabic quantity, or the number of syllables in a line.

Example:

     iambic: u /
     trochaic: / u
     dactylic: / u u
     anapestic: u u /

Significane:

     Because it shape the poetry and make the rhynthm, syllabic quantity, or number of syllables look smooth