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... pause or read straight on to the following line . Pentameter verse which consistently encourages us to pause at line - end will , of course , be marked by stronger rhythms , since the five - beat units will be highlighted ; the liberal ...
... pause or read straight on to the following line . Pentameter verse which consistently encourages us to pause at line - end will , of course , be marked by stronger rhythms , since the five - beat units will be highlighted ; the liberal ...
Page 143
... pause in the pentameter should occur after the first four syllables ; and Oras ( 1960 ) presents statistics to show that the earlier Elizabethan poets had an overwhelming preference for a pause in this position , and no further pause ...
... pause in the pentameter should occur after the first four syllables ; and Oras ( 1960 ) presents statistics to show that the earlier Elizabethan poets had an overwhelming preference for a pause in this position , and no further pause ...
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... pause after the second beat of the pentameter tends to create a line with a clear rhythmic balance , which we can indicate as 2 : 3 ; a pause after the third beat , 3 : 2 , though less conducive to a strong rhythmic pattern , also ...
... pause after the second beat of the pentameter tends to create a line with a clear rhythmic balance , which we can indicate as 2 : 3 ; a pause after the third beat , 3 : 2 , though less conducive to a strong rhythmic pattern , also ...
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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