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... tension , which we touched upon in 1.1 . In the perception of rhythm , tension may be regarded as the psychological experience produced by a local failure to satisfy completely an established regular rhythmic set . It is felt only if ...
... tension , which we touched upon in 1.1 . In the perception of rhythm , tension may be regarded as the psychological experience produced by a local failure to satisfy completely an established regular rhythmic set . It is felt only if ...
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... tension of a kind in a poem by Milton through their unwonted regularity . A complex metrical style has a relatively high level of general tension , but increases of tension in individual lines will be difficult to achieve : the ...
... tension of a kind in a poem by Milton through their unwonted regularity . A complex metrical style has a relatively high level of general tension , but increases of tension in individual lines will be difficult to achieve : the ...
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... tension , which is another source of the subtlety of which this metrical form is capable . When it comes to line - junctures , on the other hand , the tension created by run - ons in four - beat verse is , as we have noted , greater ...
... tension , which is another source of the subtlety of which this metrical form is capable . When it comes to line - junctures , on the other hand , the tension created by run - ons in four - beat verse is , as we have noted , greater ...
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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