Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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... more specialized nature , connected with Milton's prosody may be found in J. H. HANFORD A Milton Handbook , New York , 1947 . Subsequently , valuable contributions to our understanding of Milton's prosody B 5 ON THE STUDY OF PROSODY.
... more specialized nature , connected with Milton's prosody may be found in J. H. HANFORD A Milton Handbook , New York , 1947 . Subsequently , valuable contributions to our understanding of Milton's prosody B 5 ON THE STUDY OF PROSODY.
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... nature of a concession to perplexed stall - readers who had cried ' Bless us ' , and assuming further that it was ... natural development in the poet's art . This development in- cluded an increasing awareness that the ' true musical ...
... nature of a concession to perplexed stall - readers who had cried ' Bless us ' , and assuming further that it was ... natural development in the poet's art . This development in- cluded an increasing awareness that the ' true musical ...
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... natural or more suited to ' colloquial ' language or dialogue , or it may have been the equally deliberate result of ... nature of the final extrametrical syllable shows the same development as the frequency of its employment . The usual ...
... natural or more suited to ' colloquial ' language or dialogue , or it may have been the equally deliberate result of ... nature of the final extrametrical syllable shows the same development as the frequency of its employment . The usual ...
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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