sti·chom·e·try 
(stĭ-kŏmĭ-trē)
(stĭ-kŏmĭ-trē)n.
The division of a prose piece into lines of fixed length or into lines whose lengths correspond to the natural divisions of sense, as in manuscripts written before the adoption of punctuation.
[Greek stikhos, stich; see steigh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + -METRY.]
stich′o·metric (stĭk′ə-mĕtrĭk) adj.