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Previous chapter Rhythm as Arrangement of Feet – Quintilian's Institutio oratoria Concerning rhythm properly, Quintilian borrows again most of his presentation from Cicero. He first defines rhythm, along with order and connection, as one of the three qualities necessary to the success of a compositio – artistic structure. Further, in all artistic structure there are three necessary qualities [in omni porro compositione tria sunt genera necessaria], order, connexion and - Sur le concept de rythme – Nouvel article