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... pattern . ( Later we shall consider the more detailed specification of the metrical patterns of individual lines . ) In moving to this level we are moving away from a very general rhythmic form found in several languages and in music ...
... pattern . ( Later we shall consider the more detailed specification of the metrical patterns of individual lines . ) In moving to this level we are moving away from a very general rhythmic form found in several languages and in music ...
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... form . To answer this question , we need to step back and take in the whole group of lines as a single rhythmic unit . Whereas the 4.3.4.3 pattern is a clear binary structure , the 3.3.4.3 pattern presents itself more obviously as a ...
... form . To answer this question , we need to step back and take in the whole group of lines as a single rhythmic unit . Whereas the 4.3.4.3 pattern is a clear binary structure , the 3.3.4.3 pattern presents itself more obviously as a ...
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... rhythms have a characteristically insistent movement , setting up a strong and regular pulse . When we experience such an insistent rhythm , we are naturally led to expect the most elementary rhythmic form , the four - beat line , and ...
... rhythms have a characteristically insistent movement , setting up a strong and regular pulse . When we experience such an insistent rhythm , we are naturally led to expect the most elementary rhythmic form , the four - beat line , and ...
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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