Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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Page 74
... elision . But Miltonic elision differs from the classical , it must be under- stood , in three respects . Both final and medial , and in particular medial , elision is very much more frequent in English ; it is not a prosodical rule ...
... elision . But Miltonic elision differs from the classical , it must be under- stood , in three respects . Both final and medial , and in particular medial , elision is very much more frequent in English ; it is not a prosodical rule ...
Page 92
... elision . We have seen that in certain cases final elision is indisputable ; we must now face the fact that with but a single exception— Innumerable before th ' Almighties Throne— ( P.L. , V , 585 ) -able words which offer a choice ...
... elision . We have seen that in certain cases final elision is indisputable ; we must now face the fact that with but a single exception— Innumerable before th ' Almighties Throne— ( P.L. , V , 585 ) -able words which offer a choice ...
Page 98
... elision contributes to the music of the line . ( c ) In Milton's prosodical theory , however , apart from his practical pronunciation , elision , in the true meaning of the word as a device belonging to the scansion , always takes place ...
... elision contributes to the music of the line . ( c ) In Milton's prosodical theory , however , apart from his practical pronunciation , elision , in the true meaning of the word as a device belonging to the scansion , always takes place ...
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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