Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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Page 74
... loss of the intermediate vowel . We may now consider in detail the two types of elision . I. ELISION ACCOMPLISHED BY CONTRACTION 2 As was explained above , this is really the synaloepha of two consonants with loss of the intermediate ...
... loss of the intermediate vowel . We may now consider in detail the two types of elision . I. ELISION ACCOMPLISHED BY CONTRACTION 2 As was explained above , this is really the synaloepha of two consonants with loss of the intermediate ...
Page 88
... loss of the intermediate sound . For example , a direct parallel to the standard wondrous is Milton's cumb'rous , and this may appear to be achieved by ' slurring ' the b and 7 , that is , by contracting the word . One consideration ...
... loss of the intermediate sound . For example , a direct parallel to the standard wondrous is Milton's cumb'rous , and this may appear to be achieved by ' slurring ' the b and 7 , that is , by contracting the word . One consideration ...
Page 108
... loss in the first foot , 15.8 per cent in the second , 20.5 per cent in the third , 18.5 per cent in the fourth , and 4.5 in the fifth . The low figure for the first foot , and the fact that the percentage of lines which lose their ...
... loss in the first foot , 15.8 per cent in the second , 20.5 per cent in the third , 18.5 per cent in the fourth , and 4.5 in the fifth . The low figure for the first foot , and the fact that the percentage of lines which lose their ...
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