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... pronunciation is so natural as to create no tension , however , there is little point in showing elision ; ' powers ' in ( 74 ) could be shown as a simple monosyllable . The choice between showing a double offbeat or an elision in the ...
... pronunciation is so natural as to create no tension , however , there is little point in showing elision ; ' powers ' in ( 74 ) could be shown as a simple monosyllable . The choice between showing a double offbeat or an elision in the ...
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... pronunciation of July with initial stress ; and there is in fact supporting evidence outside verse for this pronunciation of the word ( see Dobson , 1968 , p . 447 ) . Such lines , however , are rare ; and discussions of ' recession of ...
... pronunciation of July with initial stress ; and there is in fact supporting evidence outside verse for this pronunciation of the word ( see Dobson , 1968 , p . 447 ) . Such lines , however , are rare ; and discussions of ' recession of ...
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... pronunciation is being capitalised on , or an older pronunciation is being brought back to life by the pressures of the verse form . In the end , the problem of ' variable stress ' is not simply one of historical reconstruction , but of ...
... pronunciation is being capitalised on , or an older pronunciation is being brought back to life by the pressures of the verse form . In the end , the problem of ' variable stress ' is not simply one of historical reconstruction , but 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