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... occur in S positions only and in all S positions OR Fully stressed syllables occur in S positions only but not in all S positions OR Stress maxima occur in S positions only but not in all S positions The ' abstract metrical pattern ...
... occur in S positions only and in all S positions OR Fully stressed syllables occur in S positions only but not in all S positions OR Stress maxima occur in S positions only but not in all S positions The ' abstract metrical pattern ...
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... occurs after a syllable in strong position ( shown by x ) that is not the final syllable of a phrase . Or , looking at it the other way round , a stressed syllable can occur in a weak position only if it constitutes the beginning of a ...
... occurs after a syllable in strong position ( shown by x ) that is not the final syllable of a phrase . Or , looking at it the other way round , a stressed syllable can occur in a weak position only if it constitutes the beginning of a ...
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... occur . Of the following two lines , only the first is metrically acceptable as a four - beat line : ( 20 ) Full fathom five thy father lies [ 20a ] Fathoms five thy father lies drowned Whereas promotion can occur at the beginning of ...
... occur . Of the following two lines , only the first is metrically acceptable as a four - beat line : ( 20 ) Full fathom five thy father lies [ 20a ] Fathoms five thy father lies drowned Whereas promotion can occur at the beginning of ...
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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