'''the field of prosody, which studies the rhythm, stress, and intonation of speech'''..are the keywords that lead me to this internet GOLD!!! studying how to fit lyrics to melody in song composition.. this is so good OnGod(a lil slang) ;as I am intentionally crafting this comment in hopes the algorithm Gods align this to those of us who use KZbin for music insight sir. thank you.. if I was a betting man, I'd say you'd triple your subscribers of those of us aspiring artists, by delving into these subjects on a lyrical aspect. My struggle is not the melody, or harmonies, its the fleeting nature of musical ideas by not fleshing out the lyrical aspects, so I'm on KZbin College tonight trying to grasp the understanding of "phonetical" clues(I sound hella novice right now), but it was the only keyword I could think of when exploring this, having that "aha" moment when "prosody" was presented was a defining moment for me sir. WOW... more more more