noun (n)

• the patterns of stress and intonation in a language(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  inflection
  

  source: wordnet30
• (prosody) a system of versification(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern
  

  source: wordnet30
• the study of poetic meter and the art of versification(noun.cognition)

  Synonym:
  metrics
  

  source: wordnet30
• That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition.(noun)

  source: webster1913