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... rhythmic structure : four lines of four beats each , which I shall abbreviate as 4 × 4. This is by far the commonest rhythmic structure in popular song ( as well as being used , of course , in more elaborate musical works ) , and , as ...
... rhythmic structure : four lines of four beats each , which I shall abbreviate as 4 × 4. This is by far the commonest rhythmic structure in popular song ( as well as being used , of course , in more elaborate musical works ) , and , as ...
Page 96
... structure , of implicit form . In fact , it is far too prominent a rhythmic shape for most literary purposes , capable of less variety in its handling than long metre and common metre , and hence likely to be avoided by any poet wishing ...
... structure , of implicit form . In fact , it is far too prominent a rhythmic shape for most literary purposes , capable of less variety in its handling than long metre and common metre , and hence likely to be avoided by any poet wishing ...
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... rhythmic structure , and the feminine ending produces a double offbeat between the beats of this larger pattern , which slightly disrupts the flow of the rhythm , enforcing a separation between the lines . The pause at the end of the ...
... rhythmic structure , and the feminine ending produces a double offbeat between the beats of this larger pattern , which slightly disrupts the flow of the rhythm , enforcing a separation between the lines . The pause at the end of the ...
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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