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... metrical rules , and inviting readers to test these proposed rules against their own internalised knowledge of metrical principles . Unfortunately , the sense of conviction that frequently accompanies a metrical judgement can lead to ...
... metrical rules , and inviting readers to test these proposed rules against their own internalised knowledge of metrical principles . Unfortunately , the sense of conviction that frequently accompanies a metrical judgement can lead to ...
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... metrical when he perceives in its movement an underlying rhythm of the kind discussed in Part Two , and the metrical rules specify how certain arrangements of syllables and words give rise to this perception . They are therefore ...
... metrical when he perceives in its movement an underlying rhythm of the kind discussed in Part Two , and the metrical rules specify how certain arrangements of syllables and words give rise to this perception . They are therefore ...
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... metrical theory ; a recent study of English stress ( Giegerich , 1980 ) , for instance , proposes - with no reference to verse rules for spoken English that closely parallel metrical rules governing implied offbeats , promotion , and ...
... metrical theory ; a recent study of English stress ( Giegerich , 1980 ) , for instance , proposes - with no reference to verse rules for spoken English that closely parallel metrical rules governing implied offbeats , promotion , and ...
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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