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... pattern . ( Later we shall consider the more detailed specification of the metrical patterns of individual lines . ) In moving to this level we are moving away from a very general rhythmic form found in several languages and in music ...
... pattern . ( Later we shall consider the more detailed specification of the metrical patterns of individual lines . ) In moving to this level we are moving away from a very general rhythmic form found in several languages and in music ...
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... form . To answer this question , we need to step back and take in the whole group of lines as a single rhythmic unit . Whereas the 4.3.4.3 pattern is a clear binary structure , the 3.3.4.3 pattern presents itself more obviously as a ...
... form . To answer this question , we need to step back and take in the whole group of lines as a single rhythmic unit . Whereas the 4.3.4.3 pattern is a clear binary structure , the 3.3.4.3 pattern presents itself more obviously as a ...
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... rhythms have a characteristically insistent movement , setting up a strong and regular pulse . When we experience such an insistent rhythm , we are naturally led to expect the most elementary rhythmic form , the four - beat line , and ...
... rhythms have a characteristically insistent movement , setting up a strong and regular pulse . When we experience such an insistent rhythm , we are naturally led to expect the most elementary rhythmic form , the four - beat line , and ...
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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