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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... stress , both of which are much more significant in poetry than in prose . There are poems measured by syllables alone and by stress alone , but the peculiarly difficult and enchanting characteristic of English poetry is that ( owing to ...
... stress , both of which are much more significant in poetry than in prose . There are poems measured by syllables alone and by stress alone , but the peculiarly difficult and enchanting characteristic of English poetry is that ( owing to ...
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... stress ; but determin- ing stress is even more complicated than this breakdown sug- gests . Meaning determines volume , pitch and duration , which is to say that how a poem sounds ( and how it is to be measured if stress is the key ) ...
... stress ; but determin- ing stress is even more complicated than this breakdown sug- gests . Meaning determines volume , pitch and duration , which is to say that how a poem sounds ( and how it is to be measured if stress is the key ) ...
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... stress , as discussed in the last chapter . You will find metri- cal feet defined as a stressed syllable plus one or more unstressed syllables ; but the definition doesn't work , as some are mono- syllabic ( consisting of a single , ...
... stress , as discussed in the last chapter . You will find metri- cal feet defined as a stressed syllable plus one or more unstressed syllables ; but the definition doesn't work , as some are mono- syllabic ( consisting of a single , ...
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