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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Page 32
... important difference : " It is not meters , but a meter - making argu- ment that makes a poem . " Or as Pound puts it , " [ Meter ] can't be merely a careless dash off , with no grip and no real hold to the words and sense . " In this ...
... important difference : " It is not meters , but a meter - making argu- ment that makes a poem . " Or as Pound puts it , " [ Meter ] can't be merely a careless dash off , with no grip and no real hold to the words and sense . " In this ...
Page 68
... important in Renaissance prosody : ( 1 ) the language attained a condition of relative stability ; ( 2 ) the wide- spread admiration of the Greek and Latin classics invited imita- tion , and imitation served to expose the apparent ...
... important in Renaissance prosody : ( 1 ) the language attained a condition of relative stability ; ( 2 ) the wide- spread admiration of the Greek and Latin classics invited imita- tion , and imitation served to expose the apparent ...
Page 170
... important artistic disadvantage : it makes an unbalanced sensuous appeal — its structure directs itself more to the eye than to the ear . Indeed , to appreciate the wit fully , to perceive the shape of these angels ' wings , we must at ...
... important artistic disadvantage : it makes an unbalanced sensuous appeal — its structure directs itself more to the eye than to the ear . Indeed , to appreciate the wit fully , to perceive the shape of these angels ' wings , we must at ...
Contents
The Nature of Meter | 3 |
The Technique of Scansion | 17 |
Metrical Variations | 30 |
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