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... unrealised fourth beat of line 2. On the other hand , one cannot add an extra beat to the first or third line without disrupting the rhythm altogether . One must of course distinguish sharply between an unrealised beat , the equivalent ...
... unrealised fourth beat of line 2. On the other hand , one cannot add an extra beat to the first or third line without disrupting the rhythm altogether . One must of course distinguish sharply between an unrealised beat , the equivalent ...
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... unrealised , beat ; and lines with six main stresses usually resolve into two units of three , each with an unrealised fourth beat , as , for instance , in the first line of the ... beat rhythm : ( 1 ) To ferne halwes , kowthe in sondry.
... unrealised , beat ; and lines with six main stresses usually resolve into two units of three , each with an unrealised fourth beat , as , for instance , in the first line of the ... beat rhythm : ( 1 ) To ferne halwes , kowthe in sondry.
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... beats and offbeats , realising an underlying rhythm , and arranged in lines . The fourth beat of a four - beat rhythm , with or without the preceding offbeat , may be unrealised . B : 0 : The following symbols are used in stating the ...
... beats and offbeats , realising an underlying rhythm , and arranged in lines . The fourth beat of a four - beat rhythm , with or without the preceding offbeat , may be unrealised . B : 0 : The following symbols are used in stating 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