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... particular accounts of English stress offered by generative phonology ; or one might , on the contrary , be doubtful about the validity of the general theory in its application to metre , but make use of some of the specific information ...
... particular accounts of English stress offered by generative phonology ; or one might , on the contrary , be doubtful about the validity of the general theory in its application to metre , but make use of some of the specific information ...
Page 154
... particular metrical style , or single poem , or individual line , will make use of only some of the possibilities provided for by the general set , and the choice it makes from the available options is a reflection of its metrical ...
... particular metrical style , or single poem , or individual line , will make use of only some of the possibilities provided for by the general set , and the choice it makes from the available options is a reflection of its metrical ...
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... particular metre , or that govern any particular poem . A summary of the rules proposed in this chapter , including alternative statements by means of formal conventions , is given in the Appendix ( p . 357 ) . 7.1 UNDERLYING RHYTHMS ...
... particular metre , or that govern any particular poem . A summary of the rules proposed in this chapter , including alternative statements by means of formal conventions , is given in the Appendix ( p . 357 ) . 7.1 UNDERLYING RHYTHMS ...
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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