Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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Page 49
... rhythm , viz . falling rhythm , and is not fitted by nature to appear in a line in rising rhythm . If we represent the arsis by a and the thesis - no matter whether consisting of one syllable , or two , or of a period of silence- by 0 ...
... rhythm , viz . falling rhythm , and is not fitted by nature to appear in a line in rising rhythm . If we represent the arsis by a and the thesis - no matter whether consisting of one syllable , or two , or of a period of silence- by 0 ...
Page 50
... rhythm , for the beats cannot then be at regular intervals of time . We must therefore say that the line is broken in rhythm , and that the scansion does not represent the rhythm and is wrong.1 1 Both the two last assertions of Smith ...
... rhythm , for the beats cannot then be at regular intervals of time . We must therefore say that the line is broken in rhythm , and that the scansion does not represent the rhythm and is wrong.1 1 Both the two last assertions of Smith ...
Page 111
... rhythm by temporal spacing of accents , and subconsciously we mentally determine the spaces.3 1 Op . cit . , p . 136 ... rhythm , vide W. M. PATTERSON , The Rhythm of Prose , New York , 1917 . CHAPTER IX ' PARAGRAPH FINGERING ' AND THE ...
... rhythm by temporal spacing of accents , and subconsciously we mentally determine the spaces.3 1 Op . cit . , p . 136 ... rhythm , vide W. M. PATTERSON , The Rhythm of Prose , New York , 1917 . CHAPTER IX ' PARAGRAPH FINGERING ' AND THE ...
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