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... expectations aroused by that sequence ) ; the metrical pattern of any individual line will be either o4B or o4Bo . The same conventions will serve to state the metrical pattern of verse that uses lines of differing lengths , though in ...
... expectations aroused by that sequence ) ; the metrical pattern of any individual line will be either o4B or o4Bo . The same conventions will serve to state the metrical pattern of verse that uses lines of differing lengths , though in ...
Page 160
... expectation is neutral , an angled bracket to show that the stronger expectation is for the presence of an offbeat ... expectations derived from it ; when it comes to assessing the acceptability of any single line , all that matters is ...
... expectation is neutral , an angled bracket to show that the stronger expectation is for the presence of an offbeat ... expectations derived from it ; when it comes to assessing the acceptability of any single line , all that matters is ...
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... expectations overlaps with other patterns of expectation and satisfaction to impel the verse forward and to delay a sense of closure . Metrical relaxation may occur at a point at which the syntactic pressure for continuation is high ...
... expectations overlaps with other patterns of expectation and satisfaction to impel the verse forward and to delay a sense of closure . Metrical relaxation may occur at a point at which the syntactic pressure for continuation is high ...
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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