Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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Page 27
... respect to the number of lines , the scheme of their occurrence , and the numbers of syllables within them . He will need a very sure knowledge of the classical metres who finds them on these principles in Samson Agonistes . The ...
... respect to the number of lines , the scheme of their occurrence , and the numbers of syllables within them . He will need a very sure knowledge of the classical metres who finds them on these principles in Samson Agonistes . The ...
Page 40
... respect , English especially being predominantly monosyllabic and lacking regular quantities in syllables , harmony in them must be provided by preserving cadences at the ends of lines . After experiments , the conclusion was reached ...
... respect , English especially being predominantly monosyllabic and lacking regular quantities in syllables , harmony in them must be provided by preserving cadences at the ends of lines . After experiments , the conclusion was reached ...
Page 46
... it . If we therefore respect the Dactil as vnfit for our vse ( which 1 Op . cit . , p . 84 . 2 Op . cit . , PP . 1-2 . 3 Op . cit . , II , pp . 376-7 . to of necessity we are enforst to do ) , 46 THE IAMBIC PENTAMETER AND ITS SCANSION.
... it . If we therefore respect the Dactil as vnfit for our vse ( which 1 Op . cit . , p . 84 . 2 Op . cit . , PP . 1-2 . 3 Op . cit . , II , pp . 376-7 . to of necessity we are enforst to do ) , 46 THE IAMBIC PENTAMETER AND ITS SCANSION.
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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