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... sense extrametrical , and the presence of an additional syllable has a less marked effect on our perception of the rhythm . If there is a close syntactic link between pentameter lines , however , the extra offbeat can be disruptive ...
... sense extrametrical , and the presence of an additional syllable has a less marked effect on our perception of the rhythm . If there is a close syntactic link between pentameter lines , however , the extra offbeat can be disruptive ...
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... sense makes a contribution to the gradations of stress which defies representation in a set of rules . I am concerned in this section with those cases where the meaning clearly imposes its own hierarchy of stresses on the neutral stress ...
... sense makes a contribution to the gradations of stress which defies representation in a set of rules . I am concerned in this section with those cases where the meaning clearly imposes its own hierarchy of stresses on the neutral stress ...
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... sense would have to effect some sort of compromise by minimising the emphasis on ' thou ' , perhaps by using pitch rather than the other stress cues , and giving ' art ' sufficient duration to allow it to attract a beat . Two lines from ...
... sense would have to effect some sort of compromise by minimising the emphasis on ' thou ' , perhaps by using pitch rather than the other stress cues , and giving ' art ' sufficient duration to allow it to attract a beat . Two lines from ...
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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