50 Common Proverbs in English. This is a list of popular English proverbs. Proverbs are also known as sayings. Proverbs give some form of life advice. Every language and culture has them, and many proverbs exist in more than one language. It is important not to miss any of the words in most proverbs because the meaning can be lost if even one word is changed or left out.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. Poetic phrasing means encountering a heavy use of rhyme. Poetic phrasing means encountering a heavy use of rhyme.
The Sound of Rhythm. Rhythm in English poetry comes from the variation between stressed and unstressed syllables. The normal beat of English has a fairly predictable time interval between accents or stressed syllables. The unit of poetic rhythm is called a foot and consists of an unaccented syllable or syllables and one accented syllable.