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Derek Attridge. In such verse , a second pairing condition is observed : Double offbeat condition ( first version ) A double offbeat may occur only in observance of the implied offbeat condition The form of the rule indicates that this ...
Derek Attridge. In such verse , a second pairing condition is observed : Double offbeat condition ( first version ) A double offbeat may occur only in observance of the implied offbeat condition The form of the rule indicates that this ...
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... offbeat may be omitted only if the first beat is immediately followed by a double offbeat Observance of this condition is the feature which distinguishes strict iambic metre from any other metre that includes an optional initial offbeat ...
... offbeat may be omitted only if the first beat is immediately followed by a double offbeat Observance of this condition is the feature which distinguishes strict iambic metre from any other metre that includes an optional initial offbeat ...
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... beat is not always followed by a double offbeat . However , verse of this kind usually makes use of lines with initial inversions as well , so the second part of the double offbeat condition will remain valid , though we have to ...
... beat is not always followed by a double offbeat . However , verse of this kind usually makes use of lines with initial inversions as well , so the second part of the double offbeat condition will remain valid , though we have to ...
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LINGUISTIC APPROACHES 8228 | 28 |
THE RHYTHMS OF ENGLISH SPEECH | 59 |
THE FOURBEAT RHYTHM | 76 |
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accentual-syllabic verse alternation anapaestic Bo Bo Ceolred classical approach common metre complex create demotion deviation discussion distinction double offbeat duple metre duple verse emphasis English metre English poetry 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 Kiparsky language linguistic literary metrical form metrical pattern metrical rules metrical set metrical structure metrical style metrical theory metrist movement nonstresses ŏ B ŏ occur offbeat condition optional pause perceived perception phonetic phonological phrase poem poetic 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 syntactic break syntax tension tradition triple metre triple rhythm triple verse trochaic trochee underlying rhythm unrealised beat unstressed syllables words