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Ceolred was his friend and remained so , even after the day of the lost fighter : a
biplane , already obsolete and irreplaceable , two inches of heavy snub silver .
Ceolred let it spin through a hole in the classroom - floorboards , softly , into the
rat ...
Ceolred was his friend and remained so , even after the day of the lost fighter : a
biplane , already obsolete and irreplaceable , two inches of heavy snub silver .
Ceolred let it spin through a hole in the classroom - floorboards , softly , into the
rat ...
Page 319
The result is that the stresses are separated by anything between four
nonstresses and none at all , producing the distinctive irregularity of ordinary
speech : ts - S - S - S + - S - S + - s S - S - s - s + s Ceolred was his friend , and
remained so ...
The result is that the stresses are separated by anything between four
nonstresses and none at all , producing the distinctive irregularity of ordinary
speech : ts - S - S - S + - S - S + - s S - S - s - s + s Ceolred was his friend , and
remained so ...
Page 320
highly prized model , in strong contrast to the cruel effortlessness of its despatch
suggested in the easy regularity of the rhythm that follows : Ceolred let it spin
through a hole in the classroom - floorboards , B 0 B 0 B B ě B 0 B 0 + - s - s - s - s
+ ...
highly prized model , in strong contrast to the cruel effortlessness of its despatch
suggested in the easy regularity of the rhythm that follows : Ceolred let it spin
through a hole in the classroom - floorboards , B 0 B 0 B B ě B 0 B 0 + - s - s - s - s
+ ...
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Contents
TRADITIONAL APPROACHES | 3 |
LINGUISTIC APPROACHES | 30 |
THE RHYTHMS OF ENGLISH SPEECH | 59 |
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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 established example expect experience expressive fact falling final five-beat four four-beat function further give given hand iambic implied offbeat important indicate initial instance inversion kind language less linguistic literary means metre metrical pattern movement natural nonstresses 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 relationship result rhyme rhythm rhythmic rising rules scansion semantic sense sequence simple single sounds speech stanza stress strong structure subordination suggest syntactic tension theory third tradition triple trochaic underlying units unstressed syllables usually variation verse