The English Prosody: With Rules Deduced from the Genius of Our Language, and the Examples of the PoetsCrocker, 1847 - 152 pages |
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... sheer English ? What are their English signi- fications ? Give examples of each , by their appropriate sounds and ... iambic order ; and that composed of anapæstic feet , the anapas- tic order , & c . Those kinds of verse 14 ENGLISH ...
... sheer English ? What are their English signi- fications ? Give examples of each , by their appropriate sounds and ... iambic order ; and that composed of anapæstic feet , the anapas- tic order , & c . Those kinds of verse 14 ENGLISH ...
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... sheer within Lights on his feet ; as when a prowling wolf Leaps o'er the fence , with ease , | into the fold ... iambic verse : the following is an example : " Mūrmuring , and with him fled the shades of night . " - Milton . This may ...
... sheer within Lights on his feet ; as when a prowling wolf Leaps o'er the fence , with ease , | into the fold ... iambic verse : the following is an example : " Mūrmuring , and with him fled the shades of night . " - Milton . This may ...
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... sheer iambic ; but it contains a trochaic movement ; and by full accented trochees , separated by pauses , the sounds of falling trees are imi- tated . " 3. The gait of a lame man . I hobble in my pace , And that so lamely and ...
... sheer iambic ; but it contains a trochaic movement ; and by full accented trochees , separated by pauses , the sounds of falling trees are imi- tated . " 3. The gait of a lame man . I hobble in my pace , And that so lamely and ...
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... sheer iambic , except in one instance , and the sounds are about equal ; the first line contains one more short syl- lable , and the last , one more pause , which brings them equal in time and quantity , and makes a regular and ...
... sheer iambic , except in one instance , and the sounds are about equal ; the first line contains one more short syl- lable , and the last , one more pause , which brings them equal in time and quantity , and makes a regular and ...
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... sheer anapæstic feet ; and the other consists in having the first foot iambic , and the others anapæstic : this is called anapæstic verse with the initial syllables retrenched ; and the other , sheer anapæstic . These are the two ...
... sheer anapæstic feet ; and the other consists in having the first foot iambic , and the others anapæstic : this is called anapæstic verse with the initial syllables retrenched ; and the other , sheer anapæstic . These are the two ...
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accent and cadence adapted amphibrachic verse amphimac anapæstic verse ănd antibacchy antient arranged bacchy bards blank verse cæsural pause called CHAPTER Cite examples comma marks common Composite Orders couplet dactyle descriptive different kinds emphasis English prosody foot foregoing four feet metre genius grammar Greeks half spondee harmony hence iambic verse iambus irregular kinds of feet kinds of verse language long and short lyre lyric manner melody mode of scansion moloss monosyllable movement nature necessary numbers o'er observed in reading Orthoepy pertaining to verse Pindaric poem poetic pauses poetical composition poetry poets principles proper properly pyrrhic Questions and Exercises reading verse regular correspondence regular order rhyme rules and precepts Sapphic Sappho SECT sentiment sheer iambic short quantity short syllables sometimes song sounds and pauses species stanza strophe style syntax pauses technical terms thě thee thou tion tones Tribrachs trochaic verse trochee verse is composed versification voice words