The rhythmically significant stress in the articulation of words, giving some syllables more relative prominence than others. Accentual Verse Verse in which the metrical system is based on the count or patter of accented syllables, which establish the rhythm. Acrostic Poem A poem in which certain letters of the lines, usually the first letters, form a word or message relating to the subject. Examples of acrostic poems date back as far as the 4th Century. A major division in the action of a play, typically indicated by lowering the curtain or raising the houselights.
Playwrights employ acts to indicate changes in time, setting, mood, etc.
Adonic A verse consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or tronchee. An awareness of aestheticism in British artistic and literary society in the late 19th century. B.C. Written in tetrameter, the greater Alcaic consists of a spondee or iamb followed by an iamb plus a long syllable and two dactyls. The lesser Alcaic, also in tetrameter, consists of two dactylic feet followed by two iambic feet. Allegory Western allegorical literature and interpretation are based on literature and interpretations of the Old and New Testament.