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... syllable ( ) corresponds with the long syllable ( - ) of classical verse , and an unstressed syllable with the short ( ~ ) . In " scanning ” a passage it is better always to use the term " stress " or " accent " than " long syllable ...
... syllable ( ) corresponds with the long syllable ( - ) of classical verse , and an unstressed syllable with the short ( ~ ) . In " scanning ” a passage it is better always to use the term " stress " or " accent " than " long syllable ...
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... syllables . ( 2 ) The second great feature of his blank verse is the use of " extrametrical " syllables . Briefly , he sometimes has eleven or even twelve syllables instead of ten in a line . The extra syllable may come ( a ) at the end ...
... syllables . ( 2 ) The second great feature of his blank verse is the use of " extrametrical " syllables . Briefly , he sometimes has eleven or even twelve syllables instead of ten in a line . The extra syllable may come ( a ) at the end ...
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... syllable would naturally bear a stress or accent , and where it would not . Thus contrast 265 " And she shall be my queen . Hail , foreign wón ( děr ) " with 633 " Bore a bright golden flower , but not in this ( sóil ) . " Illustrations ...
... syllable would naturally bear a stress or accent , and where it would not . Thus contrast 265 " And she shall be my queen . Hail , foreign wón ( děr ) " with 633 " Bore a bright golden flower , but not in this ( sóil ) . " Illustrations ...
Page xliv
... syllable at the end of the line , ( 2 ) by lines of only seven syllables in " falling , " syllabic mea- i.e. trochaic rhythm , with an extra syllable , stressed , at the end , ( 3 ) by occasional deca- Variations in the octo- sure ...
... syllable at the end of the line , ( 2 ) by lines of only seven syllables in " falling , " syllabic mea- i.e. trochaic rhythm , with an extra syllable , stressed , at the end , ( 3 ) by occasional deca- Variations in the octo- sure ...
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... syllable so that it scarcely sounds at all , and metrically does not count . The ( 1 ) main principle of elision is that .an " open " vowel , i.e. a vowel preceding a vowel , may be " slurred . " The commonest instance is with the ...
... syllable so that it scarcely sounds at all , and metrically does not count . The ( 1 ) main principle of elision is that .an " open " vowel , i.e. a vowel preceding a vowel , may be " slurred . " The commonest instance is with the ...
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