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... promotion , as a nonstress is promoted to the role normally held by a stress . We shall need to extend the rule later , but we can tentatively state it as follows : Promotion rule ( first version ) An unstressed syllable may realise a ...
... promotion , as a nonstress is promoted to the role normally held by a stress . We shall need to extend the rule later , but we can tentatively state it as follows : Promotion rule ( first version ) An unstressed syllable may realise a ...
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... promotion rule as already stated : ( 15 ) Me only cruel immortality Consumes o B воб But it is clear that a line - boundary before or after a nonstress can function on its own like another nonstress in allowing promotion , and we can ...
... promotion rule as already stated : ( 15 ) Me only cruel immortality Consumes o B воб But it is clear that a line - boundary before or after a nonstress can function on its own like another nonstress in allowing promotion , and we can ...
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... Promotion can occur in the case of three monosyllables : -S - S - S ( 95 ) This thought is as a death , which cannot choose B One or more syllables can be part of a polysyllable : ( 96 ) Who , doomed to an obscure but tranquil state о В ...
... Promotion can occur in the case of three monosyllables : -S - S - S ( 95 ) This thought is as a death , which cannot choose B One or more syllables can be part of a polysyllable : ( 96 ) Who , doomed to an obscure but tranquil state о В ...
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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