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met·ri·fy 1

 (mĕt′rə-fī′)
tr.v. met·ri·fied, met·ri·fy·ing, met·ri·fies
To put into or compose in poetic meter; versify.
[French métrifier, from Old French, from Medieval Latin metrificāre : Latin metrum, measure; see meter1 + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]
met′ri·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

met·ri·fy 2

 (mĕt′rə-fī′)
tr. & intr.v. met·ri·fied, met·ri·fy·ing, met·ri·fies
To convert into or adopt the metric system.
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metrification

(ˌmɛtrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)
n
1. (Units) conversion from nonmetric to metric units
2. (Poetry) (of poetry) metrical structure
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Noun1.metrification - writing a metrical composition (or the metrical structure of a composition)
authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
2.metrification - the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds
metrication
change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
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While Tennyson follows classical quantity by translating long and short into accented and unaccented words, the oddity of his lexicon ("metrification") and unconventional, unEnglish rhythms point to his performance and his satiric thrust that, like his meter, are in keeping with his Catullan source--and also with Coventry Patmore's edict that variants should be allowed only in service to some pressing expressive or emotional motive.
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