The word metric can be used in various senses in our language.
Meter: fundamental unit of measure to measure length
One of the most common and widespread uses of the word allows us to indicate everything that corresponds to or is linked to the meter or its measurement system.
The meter is one of the units of measurement that we use the most in our daily lives to measure the lengths that the things that surround us have and that of course they are plausible to be measured, to determine, for example, the width, height and depth that it presents. a piece of furniture, for example, we use the meter.
The knowledge of measurements of this type, a question that is made possible thanks to this unit of measurement, will allow us to know if a table or a refrigerator will enter a place in the house. If it does not enter it will be necessary to look for another alternative, hence precisely the importance of the subway.
In the field of fashion design, it is also essential to take measurements since to design a custom dress or suit for a person, it is rigorous to take measurements of their body beforehand and then transfer them to the piece that is designed.
Meanwhile, there are various elements, tools that allow us to take measurements, either of a piece of furniture or of a person to make a garment, the most popular being the tape measure and the centimeter, respectively.
The importance of meter in poetry
But also, the term metric designates the art that deals with the rhythm, structure, measurement and combination of the verses, in other words, the meter, is that branch within Poetry that will be responsible for the rhythmic formation of a poem , of his duty to be more than anything.
Meanwhile, the metric study is comprised of three parts: the verse, the stanza and the poem.
Although in different cultures, such as Germanic, Greco-Roman, Hebrew, among others, the verse was formed from various criteria, there are certain conventions when it comes to having to measure the number of syllables in a verse found composed in Spanish language, among them the following can be cited ...
If the verse ends in an acute word, it will be counted one more syllable, if it ends in an esdrújula, on the contrary, it will be counted one less, when a diphthong or hiatus is formed between the end or the beginning of a word and the beginning or end on the other, then, a single syllable will be counted, through the poetic license known as sinalefa.
According to the Spanish metric, the types of verse can be defined according to the accentuation of the final word, according to the number of syllables they hold and the measure imposed by the accents..
Then, it will be according to the respect of these observations that we can talk about the metric correction of a certain verse and this is basically what the metric deals with, to measure and establish the correspondence or not of a verse, of a stanza.
It is very important that all poetry authors know how to master the metric since it turns out to be a widely valuable instrument when it comes to charging their creations with emotion. A well-placed rhyme will satisfactorily express emotions, images, or whatever else the author wishes to convey. When the metric is well applied, poetry will enjoy great beauty.
