A two-syllable unit comprised of a stressed accent followed by an unstressed syllable, such as When I take you out tonight with...
Perfect rhyme in which the accent involves two syllables; the first syllable is accented, the second is unaccented. Such as: fatal/natal screaming/steaming daughter/water (also called “Feminine...
A two-syllable unit comprised of a unstressed syllable followed by a stressed accent. I know a dark secluded...
In which the meaning of the lyric matches “meaning” of the music; broken linear prosody is when lyric’s meaning is broken by pauses or elongations in the music. (See prosody; linear prosody refers to horizontal, forward motion created either by the...
The list song is a song whose prime characteristic is lyric which features a list centered on a topic. Secondary characteristics vary, but might include: rapid tempo or pace, clever rhymes, minimal grammar and a sense of absurdity. But not all list songs are rapid,...
