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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Page v
... poetics: and then - the bulk of this volume - a detailed analysis in turn of 'rhythm' and 'metre', themselves also ... poetic form but by the deep personal involvement in (and love of) poetry itself. Even these, though essential, are ...
... poetics: and then - the bulk of this volume - a detailed analysis in turn of 'rhythm' and 'metre', themselves also ... poetic form but by the deep personal involvement in (and love of) poetry itself. Even these, though essential, are ...
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... poetic language depend on just such broadmindedness. A single book on rhythm and metre can deal only with the most important features of the subject, especially if in its examination of those features it aims to take as little as ...
... poetic language depend on just such broadmindedness. A single book on rhythm and metre can deal only with the most important features of the subject, especially if in its examination of those features it aims to take as little as ...
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... poets, taking account not only of what they have written, but also of what they have chosen not to write. Finally, Part Four focuses on the critical implications of rhythmic form, considered generally in terms of its poetic functions ...
... poets, taking account not only of what they have written, but also of what they have chosen not to write. Finally, Part Four focuses on the critical implications of rhythmic form, considered generally in terms of its poetic functions ...
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... poet or reader; if these individuals are consistently masculine, it is only because I have found no practicable way of evading the established convention. My work on this subject owes a great deal, both directly and indirectly, to my ...
... poet or reader; if these individuals are consistently masculine, it is only because I have found no practicable way of evading the established convention. My work on this subject owes a great deal, both directly and indirectly, to my ...
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... POETIC RHYTHM 9.1 Iconic functions 9.2 Affective functions 9.3 Associative functions 9.4 Emphasis and connection 9.5 Pattern and cohesion 9.6 Foregrounding and textuality 129 132 138 142 147 148 152 158 158 160 164 168 172 175 186 193 ...
... POETIC RHYTHM 9.1 Iconic functions 9.2 Affective functions 9.3 Associative functions 9.4 Emphasis and connection 9.5 Pattern and cohesion 9.6 Foregrounding and textuality 129 132 138 142 147 148 152 158 158 160 164 168 172 175 186 193 ...
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