Metrically (Adverb)
Meaning
With regard to meter; "metrically, these poems are matched".
Examples
- The poet carefully crafted her lines to be metrically identical to those in the original work.
- The two poems were only similar in tone, but metrically they were vastly different.
- In terms of their rhythm, the two compositions were not metrically compatible.
- The translations were done metrically, rather than focusing on maintaining meaning or natural phrasing.
- Although they did not share the same rhyme, the hymns were metrically matched to fit the same melody.