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A particular metrical style , or single poem , or individual line , will make use of
only some of the possibilities provided for by the general set , and the choice it
makes from the available options is a reflection of its metrical character . One of
the ...
A particular metrical style , or single poem , or individual line , will make use of
only some of the possibilities provided for by the general set , and the choice it
makes from the available options is a reflection of its metrical character . One of
the ...
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10 COMPLEXITY AND TENSION The metrical style of a body of regular English
verse , whether it be that of a period , a poet , a section of a poet ' s oeuvre , or a
single poem , can be characterised by a selection from the general set of rules ...
10 COMPLEXITY AND TENSION The metrical style of a body of regular English
verse , whether it be that of a period , a poet , a section of a poet ' s oeuvre , or a
single poem , can be characterised by a selection from the general set of rules ...
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confirm the complex metrical set might , if it occurred in a poem of Dryden ' s ,
strike the ear as totally out of place . The opposite is conceivable , too : a line , or
at least a group of lines , in Dryden ' s metrical style might create tension of a kind
in ...
confirm the complex metrical set might , if it occurred in a poem of Dryden ' s ,
strike the ear as totally out of place . The opposite is conceivable , too : a line , or
at least a group of lines , in Dryden ' s metrical style might create tension of a kind
in ...
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Contents
TRADITIONAL APPROACHES | 3 |
LINGUISTIC APPROACHES | 30 |
THE RHYTHMS OF ENGLISH SPEECH | 59 |
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