poetics - study of poetic works

poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody - (prosody) a system of versification

cadence, metre, meter, measure, beat - (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

iambic - of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter"

dactylic - of or consisting of dactyls; "dactylic meter"

spondaic - of or consisting of spondees; "spondaic hexameter"

trochaic - of or consisting of trochees; "trochaic dactyl"