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Meanings of syllabic verse in English

Russian
изосиллабизм

Poetic form having a fixed or constrained number of syllables per line.

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        Usage of syllabic verse in English
        1
        Her style of scrupulous, visually arresting syllabic verse has been highly influential.
        The ode less travelled: unlocking the poet within
        2
        I do not know what syllabic verse is, can find no appropriate application for it.
        The ode less travelled: unlocking the poet within
        3
        'I repudiate syllabic verse' Moore herself sniffed to her editor and went further in interview:
        The ode less travelled: unlocking the poet within