The Dimensions of Poetry: A Critical Anthology |
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... pattern , it is the symmetrical beat that is felt through all variations . The beat in poetry depends mainly on the arrangement of accented syllables , although so much of the rhythm is determined by pauses , punctuation , the quality ...
... pattern , it is the symmetrical beat that is felt through all variations . The beat in poetry depends mainly on the arrangement of accented syllables , although so much of the rhythm is determined by pauses , punctuation , the quality ...
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... pattern of ten syllables and five stresses , or beats , to the line : / / ހ The curfew tolls the knell of parting day . Since the pattern has been established , the second line can be read in an alternating sing - song : 1 ~ 1 / The ...
... pattern of ten syllables and five stresses , or beats , to the line : / / ހ The curfew tolls the knell of parting day . Since the pattern has been established , the second line can be read in an alternating sing - song : 1 ~ 1 / The ...
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... pattern . The result is a remarkably tight amalgam of death - and - rebirth imagery , drawn from a more than catholic variety of sources . It is far from being merely eclectic , however . Each individual image and reference has its ...
... pattern . The result is a remarkably tight amalgam of death - and - rebirth imagery , drawn from a more than catholic variety of sources . It is far from being merely eclectic , however . Each individual image and reference has its ...
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