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... trochaic line with a predominantly rising rhythm indeed , many lines traditionally classed as trochaic end with a beat , like the second and fourth lines of ( 48 ) and ( 54 ) . The last line of ( 54 ) moves into a rising rhythm without ...
... trochaic line with a predominantly rising rhythm indeed , many lines traditionally classed as trochaic end with a beat , like the second and fourth lines of ( 48 ) and ( 54 ) . The last line of ( 54 ) moves into a rising rhythm without ...
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... trochaic verse has a rhythm which is more insistent , more distinct ' . The mere fact of perceptually grouping syllables in one way rather than another says nothing about the rhythmic effect of such groupings ; but not much has been ...
... trochaic verse has a rhythm which is more insistent , more distinct ' . The mere fact of perceptually grouping syllables in one way rather than another says nothing about the rhythmic effect of such groupings ; but not much has been ...
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... Trochaic verse tends to avoid implied offbeats in any case , and their occurrence after the first beat creates a markedly complex line , especially when there is no compensating double offbeat . When trochaic inversion does occur , the ...
... Trochaic verse tends to avoid implied offbeats in any case , and their occurrence after the first beat creates a markedly complex line , especially when there is no compensating double offbeat . When trochaic inversion does occur , 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