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... common metre , and only a quarter in long metre . The form is , in fact , often known simply as the ' ballad - stanza ' : ( 13 ) She's laid her down upon her bed B B B An soon she's fa'n asleep , B B B And soon oer every tender limb ...
... common metre , and only a quarter in long metre . The form is , in fact , often known simply as the ' ballad - stanza ' : ( 13 ) She's laid her down upon her bed B B B An soon she's fa'n asleep , B B B And soon oer every tender limb ...
Page 88
... metre or common metre , and such musical settings show clearly the extra beat after the three - beat lines . Anyone who has recited nursery rhymes in their normal social context will be familiar with the chant - like delivery that gives ...
... metre or common metre , and such musical settings show clearly the extra beat after the three - beat lines . Anyone who has recited nursery rhymes in their normal social context will be familiar with the chant - like delivery that gives ...
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Derek Attridge. 4.4.4.4 : long metre 4.3.4.3 : common metre or ballad stanza 3.3.4.3 : short metre 6.7 : poulter's measure Realisation rules and conditions All regular metres make use of the base rules and some or all of the deviation ...
Derek Attridge. 4.4.4.4 : long metre 4.3.4.3 : common metre or ballad stanza 3.3.4.3 : short metre 6.7 : poulter's measure Realisation rules and conditions All regular metres make use of the base rules and some or all of the deviation ...
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acceptable alliteration allow already alternation approach beat beginning chapter classical common complex conventions course create demands demotion deviation discussion distinction double offbeat duple effect emphasis English example expectations experience expressive fact falling final five-beat four-beat function further give given hand iambic implied offbeat important indicate initial instance inversion kind language less linguistic means metre metrical pattern metrical set movement natural nonstresses normal noted observed occur opening optional pairing particular pause pentameter perceived perhaps phrase poem poetry poets position possible preference principle produces promotion pronunciation provides reader reading realisation reflect regular result rhyme rhythm rhythmic rules scansion semantic sense sequence simple single sounds speech stanza stress strong structure style subordination suggest syntactic tension theory third tradition triple trochaic underlying units unstressed syllables usually variation verse