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... reader will perceive the connection , and to what degree the natural rhythms of speech can be retained , or perhaps even heightened , within the resulting regularity . To attempt to formulate ... reader - any reader WHAT IS A METRICAL RULE?
... reader will perceive the connection , and to what degree the natural rhythms of speech can be retained , or perhaps even heightened , within the resulting regularity . To attempt to formulate ... reader - any reader WHAT IS A METRICAL RULE?
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... reader's response . They should reflect the capacity of the reader to appreciate the rhythmic qualities of a metrical style or a line - its regularity or irregularity , its speed or slowness , its energy or inertness - and to recognise ...
... reader's response . They should reflect the capacity of the reader to appreciate the rhythmic qualities of a metrical style or a line - its regularity or irregularity , its speed or slowness , its energy or inertness - and to recognise ...
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... reader becomes familiar ; fundamentally , relationships between the beats and offbeats of the metrical pattern and the stressed and unstressed syllables of the language . A useful way of approaching the reader's familiarity with the ...
... reader becomes familiar ; fundamentally , relationships between the beats and offbeats of the metrical pattern and the stressed and unstressed syllables of the language . A useful way of approaching the reader's familiarity with the ...
Contents
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