Modifies a noun

• verse: In the second part, Gunn writes in syllabic verse; the last piece in the collection is the title poem.

• script: The first five names are Greek and a further fifty-five names are in Cypriote syllabic script.

• structure: They are Japanese in origin, with a strict syllabic structure.

• system: Syllabic systems developed at the periphery of major civilizations, or where two civilizations meet.

• form: Also, as a rest from rhyme I enjoy syllabic forms like haiku and tanka.

• pattern: The Haiku is restricted to three lines in a maximum syllabic pattern of 5-7-5, frequently divided by a caesura.