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Page 54
... effect without reference to their exact significance : many modern readers might give the wrong meaning to " tympany " , and even to " Tun " , and not worry at all about " Kilderkin ” , and still thoroughly enjoy the lines . But this is ...
... effect without reference to their exact significance : many modern readers might give the wrong meaning to " tympany " , and even to " Tun " , and not worry at all about " Kilderkin ” , and still thoroughly enjoy the lines . But this is ...
Page 55
... effect lies in the incongruous juxtaposition of the words " English Ideots " , pointed by their similarity of initial sound and by the quality of their texture , both of which , in a line consisting otherwise of monosyllables , demand a ...
... effect lies in the incongruous juxtaposition of the words " English Ideots " , pointed by their similarity of initial sound and by the quality of their texture , both of which , in a line consisting otherwise of monosyllables , demand a ...
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... effect . In this way metrical adjustment is made to coincide with semantic emphasis ; yet the versification could also be said to give the word an emotional quality . “ Non - sense ” is enabled to acquire through its placement before ...
... effect . In this way metrical adjustment is made to coincide with semantic emphasis ; yet the versification could also be said to give the word an emotional quality . “ Non - sense ” is enabled to acquire through its placement before ...
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