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Rhythm and meter are 2 kinds of literary devices in poetry.

The word rhythm has its origins in the Greek word rhythmos, meaning “measured motion". As a literary device, rhythm displays short and long patterns by making use of stressed and unstressed syllables. It is organized in verses.

On the other hand, meter is a syllabic pattern which can either stressed or unstressed in a verse, or inside a poem's line. Stressed syllables often have a lengthy duration, whereas unstressed syllables have a short duration. In verses, meter functions as a pattern of sound for words, giving a pleasing and rhythmical tone to poetry.

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