Complex sentence: Prosody is a more general linguistic term, that includes poetical meter but also the rhythmic aspects of prose, whether formal or informalvary from language to language, and sometimes between poetic traditions.
Split into simpler sentences: Prosody is a more general linguistic term, that includes poetical meter but also the rhythmic aspects of prose, whether formal or informal. The sound attributes that determine the meter may vary from language to language, and sometimes between poetic traditions.