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... duple and triple rhythms occurs not as a structural principle , but in the ... metre mentioned in the Preface : the nature of the language , the principles ... duple metre embodies this tendency as its basic rhythmic principle , and is ...
... duple and triple rhythms occurs not as a structural principle , but in the ... metre mentioned in the Preface : the nature of the language , the principles ... duple metre embodies this tendency as its basic rhythmic principle , and is ...
Page 101
... duple verse matches the two rhythmic principles of English , the stress - timed rhythm and the syllabic rhythm , by ... metre can be explained as a stratagem to keep the powerful triple rhythm at bay . Turning next to the influence of ...
... duple verse matches the two rhythmic principles of English , the stress - timed rhythm and the syllabic rhythm , by ... metre can be explained as a stratagem to keep the powerful triple rhythm at bay . Turning next to the influence of ...
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... duple metre , the rules for triple metre fall short of providing a machine for processing strings of syllables to produce metrical judgements . The freedom implied by the numerous options of the demotion rule is to some extent illusory ...
... duple metre , the rules for triple metre fall short of providing a machine for processing strings of syllables to produce metrical judgements . The freedom implied by the numerous options of the demotion rule is to some extent illusory ...
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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