Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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Page 54
... foot in the line without changing the composition of that foot . For example , in the line , And crumble all thy sinews . Why prethee Shepherd , ( C. , 615 ) there are two extrametrical supernumerary syllables , -ews and -herd . If the ...
... foot in the line without changing the composition of that foot . For example , in the line , And crumble all thy sinews . Why prethee Shepherd , ( C. , 615 ) there are two extrametrical supernumerary syllables , -ews and -herd . If the ...
Page 100
... foot , and the stress syllable of the preceding foot must be strongly accented or followed by a definite compensatory break ( e.g. , P.L. , III , 648 ; IV , 219 , 342 ) . The only exception I have noted is at P.L. , III , 589 ...
... foot , and the stress syllable of the preceding foot must be strongly accented or followed by a definite compensatory break ( e.g. , P.L. , III , 648 ; IV , 219 , 342 ) . The only exception I have noted is at P.L. , III , 589 ...
Page 102
... foot are probably compensatory . Inversions in this foot tend to be of an indefinite nature ( involving ambiguous words such as into ) , and it is clear that Milton did not rejoice in them . The frequency of first foot inversion tends ...
... foot are probably compensatory . Inversions in this foot tend to be of an indefinite nature ( involving ambiguous words such as into ) , and it is clear that Milton did not rejoice in them . The frequency of first foot inversion tends ...
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