The book of James Bailey, a famous American poetry and folklorist, introduces the reader to the methods of analyzing Russian literary verse. The monograph is based on extensive research material. The works of such famous authors as V.T. Narezhny, A.V. Koltsov and D.N. Kashin, K.K. Sluchevsky, V.V. Mayakovsky, Andrey Voznesensky. The poetic rhythm of poetic forms in the texts of these poets is studied. The main structural features of Russian poetic sizes are distinguished. The collection is addressed to philologists, poetry scholars, linguists, as well as everyone who is interested in Russian poetry.