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... offbeat . The demands of the metrical pattern of course impose restraints on this freedom : thus a pair of ... single offbeats . These variations , too , can be suggested in the statement of the rule : as given above , it implies a metre ...
... offbeat . The demands of the metrical pattern of course impose restraints on this freedom : thus a pair of ... single offbeats . These variations , too , can be suggested in the statement of the rule : as given above , it implies a metre ...
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... single beat and single offbeat . Traditional prosody attempts to distinguish between ' dactylic ' and ' anapaestic ' metres , the distinction once again hinging on the expected patterns at line - opening and line - end : fully dactylic ...
... single beat and single offbeat . Traditional prosody attempts to distinguish between ' dactylic ' and ' anapaestic ' metres , the distinction once again hinging on the expected patterns at line - opening and line - end : fully dactylic ...
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Derek Attridge. Expanded : ( i ) ( single offbeat ) −s → o ( preferred ) ( ii ) ( double offbeat ) −s −s → 0 ( For verse which varies freely between single and double offbeats , the form of the rule is −s ( -s ) → 0. ) DEVIATION ...
Derek Attridge. Expanded : ( i ) ( single offbeat ) −s → o ( preferred ) ( ii ) ( double offbeat ) −s −s → 0 ( For verse which varies freely between single and double offbeats , the form of the rule is −s ( -s ) → 0. ) DEVIATION ...
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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