The Poet and the PoemA discussion of the poet's inherent attitudes, the more technical matters of verse writing, and the application of principles to actual practice. |
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... particularly following a feminine end- ing ( unaccented syllable ) on the preceding line , when they merely continue the alternating rhythm ; after a caesura , a monosyllabic foot can throw a wonderfully strange , breathless emphasis on ...
... particularly following a feminine end- ing ( unaccented syllable ) on the preceding line , when they merely continue the alternating rhythm ; after a caesura , a monosyllabic foot can throw a wonderfully strange , breathless emphasis on ...
Page 61
... particularly if used with rhyme , song- like , making you very much aware of its rhythm and shape . ( But it is particularly useful for " accentual ” meter , in which the number of unaccented syllables varies drastically while the ...
... particularly if used with rhyme , song- like , making you very much aware of its rhythm and shape . ( But it is particularly useful for " accentual ” meter , in which the number of unaccented syllables varies drastically while the ...
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... particularly strong , the conclusion rounded and final . The rhythm is powerful , particularly the pound- ing spondees of the first and second lines . Those in the first line give a fearful insistence to the question . In the second ...
... particularly strong , the conclusion rounded and final . The rhythm is powerful , particularly the pound- ing spondees of the first and second lines . Those in the first line give a fearful insistence to the question . In the second ...
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