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... poem in an orthodox regular metre , we very rapidly attune our reading to its metrical form ; in other words , the specific metrical set for that poem is quickly established . What makes this possible is the fact that it falls within ...
... poem in an orthodox regular metre , we very rapidly attune our reading to its metrical form ; in other words , the specific metrical set for that poem is quickly established . What makes this possible is the fact that it falls within ...
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... poem , whose rhythmic regularity , strong alternations of stressed and unstressed syllables ( supported by alliteration and a simple syntactic structure ) , and final hint of the triple rhythm that has played throughout the poem , all ...
... poem , whose rhythmic regularity , strong alternations of stressed and unstressed syllables ( supported by alliteration and a simple syntactic structure ) , and final hint of the triple rhythm that has played throughout the poem , all ...
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... poem . Metrical verse does not represent an approximation to ' the speaking voice ' , if we understand by that the direct imitation of a specific utterance on a specific occasion : that singleness is exactly what it enables language to ...
... poem . Metrical verse does not represent an approximation to ' the speaking voice ' , if we understand by that the direct imitation of a specific utterance on a specific occasion : that singleness is exactly what it enables language to ...
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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