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Derek Attridge. In such verse , a second pairing condition is observed : Double offbeat condition ( first version ) A double offbeat may occur only in observance of the implied offbeat condition The form of the rule indicates that this ...
Derek Attridge. In such verse , a second pairing condition is observed : Double offbeat condition ( first version ) A double offbeat may occur only in observance of the implied offbeat condition The form of the rule indicates that this ...
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... offbeat may be omitted only if the first beat is immediately followed by a double offbeat Observance of this condition is the feature which distinguishes strict iambic metre from any other metre that includes an optional initial offbeat ...
... offbeat may be omitted only if the first beat is immediately followed by a double offbeat Observance of this condition is the feature which distinguishes strict iambic metre from any other metre that includes an optional initial offbeat ...
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... beat is not always followed by a double offbeat . However , verse of this kind usually makes use of lines with initial inversions as well , so the second part of the double offbeat condition will remain valid , though we have to ...
... beat is not always followed by a double offbeat . However , verse of this kind usually makes use of lines with initial inversions as well , so the second part of the double offbeat condition will remain valid , though we have to ...
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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