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Page 178
... offbeat may occur only in observance of the implied offbeat condition The form of the rule indicates that this condition is observed only if the implied offbeat condition is observed ; that is to say , there is no natural metrical form ...
... offbeat may occur only in observance of the implied offbeat condition The form of the rule indicates that this condition is observed only if the implied offbeat condition is observed ; that is to say , there is no natural metrical form ...
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... implied , in the same way that an offbeat may be implied between two stresses ; and to extend the implied offbeat rule to allow for this additional environment . In a more abstract treatment of metre , this might be the most elegant ...
... implied , in the same way that an offbeat may be implied between two stresses ; and to extend the implied offbeat rule to allow for this additional environment . In a more abstract treatment of metre , this might be the most elegant ...
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... offbeat in lines like ( 74 ) : Initial inversion condition ( iambic opening ) An optional initial offbeat may be ... implied offbeat condition , or ( ii ) an initial inversion condition These conditions , together with the implied ...
... offbeat in lines like ( 74 ) : Initial inversion condition ( iambic opening ) An optional initial offbeat may be ... implied offbeat condition , or ( ii ) an initial inversion condition These conditions , together with the implied ...
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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