25. The method of claim 21, wherein the spoken sequence of syllables is poetry and the known rhythmic groups are different forms of a verse.
21. A method of analyzing rhythmic measures of speech comprising the steps of: speaking a sequence of syllables; manually entering into an analysis device with keystrokes a series of discrete input signals having an input rhythm corresponding to the spoken sequence of syllables; comparing in the analysis device the input rhythm of the series of discrete input signals to at least one of plural known rhythmic groups of rhythmic measures of speech stored in the analysis device; providing as an output from the analysis device a representation of the input rhythm; and providing as a further output from the analysis device a result of the comparing step indicating a correspondence of the input rhythm to a one of the known rhythmic groups of rhythmic measures of speech, thereby providing an analysis of a relationship between the spoken sequence of syllables to the one of the known rhythmic groups.