(metrical structure, conventional) contains a user-specified encoding for the conventional
metrical structure of the element.
Status
Recommended
Datatype
<rng:data type="token"/>
token
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.
Note
Where this attribute is not specified, the metrical
pattern for the element concerned is understood to be inherited
from its parent.
real
(metrical structure, realized) contains a user-specified encoding for the actual realization
of the conventional metrical structure applicable to the element.
Status
Optional
Datatype
<rng:data type="token"/>
token
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.
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
(rhyme scheme) specifies the rhyme scheme applicable to a group of verse lines.
Status
Recommended
Datatype
<rng:data type="token"/>
token
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.
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.
