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... initial inversion ' , which I shall continue to call by its traditional name . One way of handling this variation might be to say that in this case the expected initial offbeat of the metrical pattern may be implied , in the same way ...
... initial inversion ' , which I shall continue to call by its traditional name . One way of handling this variation might be to say that in this case the expected initial offbeat of the metrical pattern may be implied , in the same way ...
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... initial offbeat in lines like ( 74 ) : Initial inversion condition ( iambic opening ) An optional initial offbeat may be omitted only if the first beat is immediately followed by a double offbeat Observance of this condition is the ...
... initial offbeat in lines like ( 74 ) : Initial inversion condition ( iambic opening ) An optional initial offbeat may be omitted only if the first beat is immediately followed by a double offbeat Observance of this condition is the ...
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... Initial inversion conditions ( a ) Iambic opening ( 7.7 ) An optional initial offbeat may be omitted only if the first beat is immediately followed by a double offbeat . ( b ) Trochaic opening ( 7.8 ) An optional initial offbeat may be ...
... Initial inversion conditions ( a ) Iambic opening ( 7.7 ) An optional initial offbeat may be omitted only if the first beat is immediately followed by a double offbeat . ( b ) Trochaic opening ( 7.8 ) An optional initial offbeat may be ...
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TRADITIONAL APPROACHES | 3 |
LINGUISTIC APPROACHES | 44 |
34 | 50 |
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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