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Page 83
... rhythmic structure : four lines of four beats each , which I shall abbreviate as 4 × 4. This is by far the commonest rhythmic structure in popular song ( as well as being used , of course , in more elaborate musical works ) , and , as ...
... rhythmic structure : four lines of four beats each , which I shall abbreviate as 4 × 4. This is by far the commonest rhythmic structure in popular song ( as well as being used , of course , in more elaborate musical works ) , and , as ...
Page 96
... structure , of implicit form . In fact , it is far too prominent a rhythmic shape for most literary purposes , capable of less variety in its handling than long metre and common metre , and hence likely to be avoided by any poet wishing ...
... structure , of implicit form . In fact , it is far too prominent a rhythmic shape for most literary purposes , capable of less variety in its handling than long metre and common metre , and hence likely to be avoided by any poet wishing ...
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... rhythmic structure , and the feminine ending produces a double offbeat between the beats of this larger pattern , which slightly disrupts the flow of the rhythm , enforcing a separation between the lines . The pause at the end of the ...
... rhythmic structure , and the feminine ending produces a double offbeat between the beats of this larger pattern , which slightly disrupts the flow of the rhythm , enforcing a separation between the lines . The pause at the end of the ...
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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