Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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... blank verse , one in which the lines are of varying lengths , and the other in which they remain constant . The ... verse which is usually referred to under the title of ' blank verse ' or ' heroic verse ' , although since the word ...
... blank verse , one in which the lines are of varying lengths , and the other in which they remain constant . The ... verse which is usually referred to under the title of ' blank verse ' or ' heroic verse ' , although since the word ...
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... verse be aunswerable to an other , in equall number of feete or syllables , or proportionable to the tune whereby it ... blank verse was ' properly but measured prose ' , or ' measure without rhyme'.3 Consequently , when he sought a ...
... verse be aunswerable to an other , in equall number of feete or syllables , or proportionable to the tune whereby it ... blank verse was ' properly but measured prose ' , or ' measure without rhyme'.3 Consequently , when he sought a ...
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... verse is fram'd , and the Trochee , from which the Trochaick numbers haue their originall . Let vs now then examine ... blank verse there are virtually no monosyllabic feet , as there could and almost certainly would be if it were ...
... verse is fram'd , and the Trochee , from which the Trochaick numbers haue their originall . Let vs now then examine ... blank verse there are virtually no monosyllabic feet , as there could and almost certainly would be if it were ...
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accent according allowed apostrophe appear begins blank verse Book break Bridges cadence called classical completely Comus considered consists consonant contracted critics determine dissyllabic edition elided elision English evidence examples exception extrametrical syllables fact fall feet fifth final five foot four fourth Heav'n iambic indicate instances intention inversion language later Latin length less light London long stress loss Manuscript means measure medial metre metrical MICHIGAN Milton monosyllabic nature never noted occurs once Paradise Lost pause pentameter perhaps poem poet poetry position possible practice preceding present preserve principle printed probably pronunciation prosody punctuation quantity reader reason remain represents respect rhyme rhythm rule Samson Agonistes scansion seems sense short sometimes sound spelling stress strong syllabic verse taken third thou thought trochaic VIII vowel words writing written