Poetic Meter and Poetic Form"This book might be required reading for all students of poetry because it makes wonderfully clear the relationship of metrics to the formal achievement of meaning ... Fussell's command of his subject and his never-failing common sense will guarantee ... enrichment for anyone who takes the time to read this book."--Frank Lentricchia, Jr., PoetryDonated by Prabu Vasan. |
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... Petrarchan sonnet consists of three parts ( two quatrains and the sestet ) which underlie an unbalanced bipartite shape ( octave and sestet ) . The sonnet's structural identity lies in just this imbalance : the first eight lines ...
... Petrarchan sonnet consists of three parts ( two quatrains and the sestet ) which underlie an unbalanced bipartite shape ( octave and sestet ) . The sonnet's structural identity lies in just this imbalance : the first eight lines ...
Page 122
... Petrarchan and Shakespearean sonnets is similar , it is the proportioning ... sonnet the prob- lem is often solved by reasoned perception or by a ... sonnet , because resolution must take place within the tiny compass of a twenty ...
... Petrarchan and Shakespearean sonnets is similar , it is the proportioning ... sonnet the prob- lem is often solved by reasoned perception or by a ... sonnet , because resolution must take place within the tiny compass of a twenty ...
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... Petrarchan form in Romeo and Juliet , I , v , 95ff . , where the two lovers find in the structure of the English sonnet the perfect vehicle for what is less an emotional experience than a mock - academic débat . The Petrarchan and the ...
... Petrarchan form in Romeo and Juliet , I , v , 95ff . , where the two lovers find in the structure of the English sonnet the perfect vehicle for what is less an emotional experience than a mock - academic débat . The Petrarchan and the ...
Contents
The Nature of Meter | 3 |
The Technique of Scansion | 17 |
Metrical Variations | 30 |
Copyright | |
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