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 33
... trochaic ) substitution in the first position ; and line 4 a pyrrhic in the third . Here the sub- stitutions serve both to relieve the metrical monotony of the long - continued , unvaried iambic pentameter and to allow the rhythmical ...
... trochaic ) substitution in the first position ; and line 4 a pyrrhic in the third . Here the sub- stitutions serve both to relieve the metrical monotony of the long - continued , unvaried iambic pentameter and to allow the rhythmical ...
Page 49
... trochaic substitution occurs : in the first position , in the middle , and at the end . In the first position trochaic substitution is extremely com- mon - indeed , this one variation is the most common in all Eng- -lish poetry . It is ...
... trochaic substitution occurs : in the first position , in the middle , and at the end . In the first position trochaic substitution is extremely com- mon - indeed , this one variation is the most common in all Eng- -lish poetry . It is ...
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... trochaic substitution is fairly frequent , although not as common as at the beginning of lines . It is often used like the medial spondee to reinforce images of sudden action , as in Book IV of Paradise Lost , where speaking jointly to ...
... trochaic substitution is fairly frequent , although not as common as at the beginning of lines . It is often used like the medial spondee to reinforce images of sudden action , as in Book IV of Paradise Lost , where speaking jointly to ...
Contents
The Nature of Meter | 3 |
The Technique of Scansion | 17 |
Metrical Variations | 30 |
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