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The XML Version of the TEI Guidelines

metrical

metrical defines a set of attributes which certain elements may use to represent metrical information.
Member of classes (none)  
Members divn [div div0 div1 div2 div3 div4 div5 div6 div7 lg lg1 lg2 lg3 lg4 lg5] l seg [c cl m phr s seg w]
Declaration 
<!ENTITY % a.metrical '
      met CDATA %INHERITED;
      real CDATA #IMPLIED
      rhyme CDATA #IMPLIED'>
Attributes (In addition to global attributes)
met contains a user-specified encoding for the conventional metrical structure of the element.
Datatype: CDATA
Values: May contain either a standard term for the kind of metrical unit (e.g. ‘hexameter’) or an encoded representation for the metrical pattern (e.g. ‘+--+-+-+-+-’). In either case, the notation used should be documented by a <metDecl> element within the <encodingDesc> of the associated header.
Default: %INHERITED;
Note

Where this attribute is not specified, the metrical pattern for the element concerned is understood to be inherited from its parent.
real contains a user-specified encoding for the actual realization of the conventional metrical structure applicable to the element.
Datatype: CDATA
Values: May contain either a standard term for the kind of metrical unit (e.g. ‘hexameter’) or an encoded representation for the metrical pattern (e.g. ‘+--+-+-+-+-’). In either case, the notation used should be documented by a <metDecl> element within the <encodingDesc> of the associated header.
Default: #IMPLIED
Note

Where this attribute is not specified, the metrical realization for the element concerned is understood to be identical to that specified or implied for the met attribute.
rhyme specifies the rhyme scheme applicable to a group of verse lines.
Datatype: CDATA
Values: By default, the rhyme scheme is expressed as a string of alphabetic characters each corresponding with a rhyming line. Any non-rhyming lines should be represented by a hyphen or an X. Alternative notations may be defined as for met by use of the <metDecl> element in the TEI header.
Default: #IMPLIED
Example: 
<lg rhyme='ABABABCC'> <!-- ... --> </lg>
Note

When the default notation is used, it does not make sense to specify this attribute on any unit smaller than a line. Nor does the default notation provide any way to record internal rhyme, or to specify non-conventional rhyming practice. These extensions would require user-defined alternative notations.
Module Declared in file teiclas2.ent; Declared in file teivers2.ent; Base tag set for Verse: enabled by TEI.verse
See further 9.4 Rhyme and Metrical Analysis

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