The Rhythms of English PoetryExamines the way in which poetry in English makes use of rhythm. The author argues that there are three major influences which determine the verse-forms used in any language: the natural rhythm of the spoken language itself; the properties of rhythmic form; and the metrical conventions which have grown up within the literary tradition. He investigates these in order to explain the forms of English verse, and to show how rhythm and metre work as an essential part of the reader's experience of poetry. |
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... inversion, and in this position an initial inversion); and the final line begins with a spondaic substitution. It is also possible to replace a duple foot by a triple foot; this is known as trisyllabic substitution, and its most common ...
... inversion, and in this position an initial inversion); and the final line begins with a spondaic substitution. It is also possible to replace a duple foot by a triple foot; this is known as trisyllabic substitution, and its most common ...
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... first line of the example, however, appears in a classical scansion to be even less ... initial trochaic substitution' or 'inverted first foot' is simply a line ... inversion, and the second involving two substitute feet which have no ...
... first line of the example, however, appears in a classical scansion to be even less ... initial trochaic substitution' or 'inverted first foot' is simply a line ... inversion, and the second involving two substitute feet which have no ...
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Contents
Rhythm | 57 |
Metre | 145 |
Practice | 283 |
RULES AND SCANSION | 357 |
Bibliography | 363 |
Sources of examples | 376 |
Index | 388 |
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accentual-syllabic verse alternation anapaestic B B B B Ceolred chapter classical approach common metre complex create David Abercrombie deviation discussion distinction double offbeat duple metre duple verse emphasis English metre 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 language linguistic literary metrical form metrical pattern metrical rules metrical set metrical structure metrical style metrical subordination metrical theory metrist movement nonstresses occur offbeat condition optional pause perceived perception phonetic phonological phrase poem poetic poetry poets promotion 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 syllable count syntactic break syntax tension tradition triple metre triple rhythm triple verse trochaic trochee underlying rhythm unrealised beat unstressed syllables words