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Page 109
... rhythm in what follows , and to end with a rising unit is to reinforce this tendency . The reverse is true of lines that begin consistently with a beat linked to a following offbeat , especially if they have feminine ... FALLING RHYTHMS 109.
... rhythm in what follows , and to end with a rising unit is to reinforce this tendency . The reverse is true of lines that begin consistently with a beat linked to a following offbeat , especially if they have feminine ... FALLING RHYTHMS 109.
Page 112
... rhythms , it implies a strict temporal basis for verse , which , as we have seen , is a misleading interpretation ; there is little in common between waltz - rhythm and iambic metre . This rhythmic difference between rising and falling ...
... rhythms , it implies a strict temporal basis for verse , which , as we have seen , is a misleading interpretation ; there is little in common between waltz - rhythm and iambic metre . This rhythmic difference between rising and falling ...
Page 113
... falling rhythm , qua rhythm , appears to be perceptually more salient ( see Wallin , 1911-12 , pp . 114-15 ) , and would be likely , once established , to play a more prominent part in the reader's experience . Rising rhythms in English ...
... falling rhythm , qua rhythm , appears to be perceptually more salient ( see Wallin , 1911-12 , pp . 114-15 ) , and would be likely , once established , to play a more prominent part in the reader's experience . Rising rhythms in English ...
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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