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The rhythms of English poetry

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Longman, 1982 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 395 pages

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Contents

LINGUISTIC APPROACHES
28
THE RHYTHMS OF ENGLISH SPEECH
59
THE FOURBEAT RHYTHM
76
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The rhythms of English poetry
The rhythms of English poetry
Derek Attridge
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4x4 structure accentual-syllabic verse alternation anapaestic Bo Bo Ceolred classical approach common metre complex create David Abercrombie deviation discussion distinction double offbeat duple metre duple verse emphasis English metre English verse example falling rhythm five-beat line following line four-beat line four-beat rhythm four-beat verse function iambic pentameter implied offbeat initial inversion initial offbeat language linguistic literary metrical form metrical pattern metrical rules metrical set metrical structure metrical style metrical subordination metrical theory metrist movement nonstresses occur offbeat condition optional pause perceived perception phonetic phonological phrase poem poetry poets pronunciation prosody reader reading rhyme rhythmic form rhythmic structure rhythmic unit scansion semantic sense sequence single offbeat speech rhythms stanza stress contour stress pattern stress-final pairing stress-initial pairing stress-timing stressed and unstressed strong syllable count syntactic break syntax tension tradition triple metre triple rhythm triple verse trochaic trochee underlying rhythm unrealised beat unstressed syllables words

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TitleThe rhythms of English poetry
Volume 14 of English language series
AuthorDerek Attridge
PublisherLongman, 1982
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized23 Jul 2010
ISBN0582551064, 9780582551060
Length395 pages
Subjects › 

English language
English language - Rhythm
English language - Versification
English language Rhythm
English language Versification
English language/ Rhythm
English language/ Versification
Language Arts & Disciplines / General
Literary Criticism / Poetry
Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Poetry / General
  
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