<metSym>

<metSym> (metrical notation symbol) documents the intended significance of a particular character or character sequence within a metrical notation, either explicitly or in terms of other symbol elements in the same metDecl. [6.5 Metrical Notation Declaration]
組件verse — 6 Verse
屬性att.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @rendition, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change))
valuespecifies the character or character sequence being documented.
狀態 必備的
資料類型 1–∞ 次可出現: 

<rng:ref name="data.word"/>
data.word
以空白鍵隔開
terminalspecifies whether the symbol is defined in terms of other symbols (terminal is set to false) or in prose (terminal is set to true).
狀態 非必備的
資料類型

<rng:ref name="data.truthValue"/>
data.truthValue
屬於
可包含在於
verse: metDecl
可包含
宣告

<rng:element name="metSym">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.linking.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.analytic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.facs.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.change.attributes"/>
 <rng:attribute name="value">
  <rng:list>
   <rng:ref name="data.word"/>
   <rng:zeroOrMore>
    <rng:ref name="data.word"/>
   </rng:zeroOrMore>
  </rng:list>
 </rng:attribute>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="terminal" a:defaultValue="true">
   <rng:ref name="data.truthValue"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq.limited"/>
</rng:element>
element metSym
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   attribute value { list { data.word, data.word* } },
   attribute terminal { data.truthValue }?,
   macro.phraseSeq.limited
}
例子
<metSym value="x">a stressed syllable</metSym>
<metSym value="o">an unstressed syllable</metSym>
<metSym value="A" terminal="false">xoo</metSym>