Editing Plautus (section)

===Meter===
{{see|Metres of Roman comedy}}
Further emphasizing and elevating the artistry of the language of the plays of Plautus is the use of meter, which simply put is the rhythm of the play. There seems to be great debate over whether Plautus found favour in strong word accent or verse ictus, stress. Plautus did not follow the meter of the Greek originals that he adapted for the Roman audience. Plautus used a great number of meters, but most frequently he used the iambic senarius and the [[trochaic septenarius]]. G. B. Conte has noted that Plautus favours the use of ''cantica'' instead of Greek meters.