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... distinction by rewriting a familiar line : consider the different rhythmic character of the last two words in the following : X / X X / ( 14 ) To walk , and pass our long love's day X X / X X 1 1 [ 14a ] To walk , and cherish our love's ...
... distinction by rewriting a familiar line : consider the different rhythmic character of the last two words in the following : X / X X / ( 14 ) To walk , and pass our long love's day X X / X X 1 1 [ 14a ] To walk , and cherish our love's ...
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... distinction between a basic metrical pattern and the more varied rhythms of the spoken language , whether we think of this as another relatively simplified pattern , or as the fine gradations of speech itself . Of the terms used to ...
... distinction between a basic metrical pattern and the more varied rhythms of the spoken language , whether we think of this as another relatively simplified pattern , or as the fine gradations of speech itself . Of the terms used to ...
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... distinction between semantic and nonsemantic functions of poetic rhythm , that is , between those aspects which ... distinction corresponds roughly to a distinction that can be drawn between two ways in which verse 286 THE FUNCTIONS OF ...
... distinction between semantic and nonsemantic functions of poetic rhythm , that is , between those aspects which ... distinction corresponds roughly to a distinction that can be drawn between two ways in which verse 286 THE FUNCTIONS OF ...
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TRADITIONAL APPROACHES | 3 |
LINGUISTIC APPROACHES | 44 |
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acceptable alliteration allow already alternation approach beat beginning chapter classical common complex conventions course create demands demotion deviation discussion distinction double offbeat duple effect emphasis English example expectations experience expressive fact falling final five-beat four-beat function further give given hand iambic implied offbeat important indicate initial instance inversion kind language less linguistic means metre metrical pattern metrical set movement natural nonstresses normal noted observed occur opening optional pairing particular pause pentameter perceived perhaps phrase poem poetry poets position possible preference principle produces promotion pronunciation provides reader reading realisation reflect regular result rhyme rhythm rhythmic rules scansion semantic sense sequence simple single sounds speech stanza stress strong structure style subordination suggest syntactic tension theory third tradition triple trochaic underlying units unstressed syllables usually variation verse