Prosody
Pronunciation : Pros"o*dy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. prosodia the tone or accent of a syllable, Gr. prosodie. See Ode.]
Definition : Defn: That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913