Refers to the rhythmic pattern of a poem, including metre and broader rhythm. Common in literary discussion.
I analyze the metre of the poem.
The metre of this poem is the 5-7 pattern.
The rhythm of a haiku is 5-7-5.
Linguistic term for the patterns of stress, intonation, and rhythm in language. Used in academic or technical contexts.
I am researching Japanese prosody.
I wrote the poem following its metre.
I am researching the prosody of Japanese.
詩形 refers to the overall form or structure of a poem (like sonnet or haiku), whereas 韻律 focuses narrowly on its rhythmic and metrical pattern.
韻律 refers to the meter or rhythm of poetry/language, while 旋律 refers specifically to a musical melody; the two share the kanji 律 and are easily confused.
prosody
From Middle Chinese 韻律 (MC *hwinH lwit), a compound of 韻 'rhyme, rhythm' and 律 'law, rule'. The Japanese reading is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi.