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Syllable Count

Syllable count is a concept of counting the number of syllables in a word. Syllables are considered to be the building blocks of words. When writing poems, the syllable count can be critical to the rhythm of the poem.

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Why is there a hyphen between words in poetry?

Hyphens are often used to join more than one word together into a single word. What you're seeing may also be a dash rather than a hyphen, which works like a strong comma.

Poets often invent new hyphenated adjectives to convey a concept that's not usually found. e.g.

Shake the petal-shower
Over shawl-draped, moon-shaped faces
Passed-on frocks and patched-up sandals...

How many syllables are there in the word computer?

The word computer has three syllables. The syllables in the word are com-pu-ter.

One-syllable word that starts with the letter A-Z?

Ape

Ball

Cat

Dog

Eel

Fish

Grape

Hat

Ink

Jug

Lot

Mat

Not

Oak

Pal

Q (not possible)

Rack

Sack

Tank

U