Meter

The measured pattern of rhythmic accents in poems.
 * Meter**

From "On His Blindness," by John Milton > When **I** .. | .. con **SID** .. | .. er **HOW** .. | .. my **LIFE** .. | .. is **SPENT** > Ere **HALF** .. | .. my **DAYS** .. | .. in **THIS** .. | .. dark **WORLD** .. | .. and **WIDE** > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ1S1cl8JOw&feature=related > > >
 * This is specifically iambic pentameter****