Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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Page 74
... determines the rhythm , in English the rhythm determines the elision ; English elisions do not always involve the loss of the first syllable involved , as do the Latin . It is uncertain whether or not classical elision was pronounced ...
... determines the rhythm , in English the rhythm determines the elision ; English elisions do not always involve the loss of the first syllable involved , as do the Latin . It is uncertain whether or not classical elision was pronounced ...
Page 111
... determine rhythm by temporal spacing of accents , and subconsciously we mentally determine the spaces.3 1 Op . cit . , p . 136 . 2 ' Syllabic Quantity in English Verse ' , Publications of the Modern Language Association , XXVI ( 1918 ) ...
... determine rhythm by temporal spacing of accents , and subconsciously we mentally determine the spaces.3 1 Op . cit . , p . 136 . 2 ' Syllabic Quantity in English Verse ' , Publications of the Modern Language Association , XXVI ( 1918 ) ...
Page 118
... determine a rhythm ; it is equally true that there are other rhythms which are not indicated by punctuation , such as a light rhythmical break which some people may feel after kenn in line 59 and after situation in line 60 : 2 At once ...
... determine a rhythm ; it is equally true that there are other rhythms which are not indicated by punctuation , such as a light rhythmical break which some people may feel after kenn in line 59 and after situation in line 60 : 2 At once ...
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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