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 22
... rhyme scheme : a a b a . A handy way to notate both the rhyme scheme and the length of the line in feet is : a a b a3 . The stanza from the Rubaiyat presents a very uncomplicated metrical 22 PART ONE • POETIC METER.
... rhyme scheme : a a b a . A handy way to notate both the rhyme scheme and the length of the line in feet is : a a b a3 . The stanza from the Rubaiyat presents a very uncomplicated metrical 22 PART ONE • POETIC METER.
Page 131
... rhyme scheme tends to assert . Three lines of any length ending with the same rhyme word are called triplets , or , interchangeably , tercets . It is probably better to use tercet only to distinguish three lines organized other than by ...
... rhyme scheme tends to assert . Three lines of any length ending with the same rhyme word are called triplets , or , interchangeably , tercets . It is probably better to use tercet only to distinguish three lines organized other than by ...
Page 143
... rhyme principle appears in stanzas of various lengths , and almost infinite ... rhyme stanza in Eng- lish is probably Robert Burns , who uses that variant of ... scheme is aaabab . Sometimes the bob - lines are used to add a final overlay ...
... rhyme principle appears in stanzas of various lengths , and almost infinite ... rhyme stanza in Eng- lish is probably Robert Burns , who uses that variant of ... scheme is aaabab . Sometimes the bob - lines are used to add a final overlay ...
Contents
The Nature of Meter | 3 |
The Technique of Scansion | 17 |
Metrical Variations | 30 |
Copyright | |
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