What is a meter or Rhythm?

Answer 1

Meter has accents to organize the flow of time into groupings... Rhythm is the timing of events on a human scale; the meter of spoken language and poetry.

Answer 2

Meter refers to the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. It helps determine the rhythm of the poem. Rhythm, on the other hand, is the pattern of stressed and unstressed sounds in speech or writing, which gives a piece of writing a musical quality.