Sentence examples for its metre from inspiring English sources
For it often seems that, simply to keep a grip on the mechanics of the line, we have to stress its metre as we recite it or read it: Comrades, leave me here a little, while as yet 'tis early morn; Leave me here, and when you want me, sound upon the bugle-horn.
The lyrics "Follow England Away" are squeezed into its metre, which is what the band thought they were playing.
Although its metre is sound, there is little energy in the language, none of the brio of Kipling, nor the deeper ethical texture.
The reader who goes through every line of this for its metre will notice that there is a certain amount of variation in the pattern.
Searching for the grammar of America, he got instead its metre: the wild oscillations between hope and despair, material glut and spiritual renunciation, stomach patting and war fever.
The Amy Gillett Foundation (AGF), which has called for all states and territories to adopt clearance zones through its "metre matters" campaign, has applauded the NSW government's decision.
During the regular dry seasons in Brazil, the carnauba palm protects its metre-long (three-foot) fronds from loss of moisture by secreting a coat of carnauba wax on the upper and lower leaf surfaces.
Another supplier, Yvonne Costello of the Artisan Baker from nearby Stroud, will be providing its metre-long focaccia, which should keep even the hungriest of motorists happy, plus its homemade fudges for a pick-and-mix treat.
Frank dived into the thicket with a trademark thwack and a cry of "follow me!" Just off the main trail was the great house, its metre-thick walls being slowly wrenched apart by trees reclaiming the land.
In the heart of the rainforest, prehistoric ferns and giant trees, such as the mighty Antarctic beech with its metre-wide girth and gnarled moss-covered roots, seem to grow from a lost time.
He led British explorers to its mouth to travel through its 80x80 metre, 2.8 mile limestone cavern, where there is an underground river and 70-metre high stalagmites.
