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... pattern or outline as a basis for the new plot . The recognition of such patterns and uses , wherever they are present , is an important element in understanding the nature and force of a literary composition . Not all myth patterns are ...
... pattern or outline as a basis for the new plot . The recognition of such patterns and uses , wherever they are present , is an important element in understanding the nature and force of a literary composition . Not all myth patterns are ...
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... pattern of tones which supplies a musical basis for words and meaning . The pattern of tones may even become so dominant that an individual word may have a false tone forced upon it . English , on the other hand , is neither wholly ...
... pattern of tones which supplies a musical basis for words and meaning . The pattern of tones may even become so dominant that an individual word may have a false tone forced upon it . English , on the other hand , is neither wholly ...
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... pattern within a state- ment or sequence of statements and provides a unifying device for the entire poem . Moreover , rhythm is expressive in that the movement of the phrase , line , stanza or whole poem can echo a subjective pattern ...
... pattern within a state- ment or sequence of statements and provides a unifying device for the entire poem . Moreover , rhythm is expressive in that the movement of the phrase , line , stanza or whole poem can echo a subjective pattern ...
Contents
The Nature of Literature and its Historical Tradition | 1 |
Narrative Fiction and the Printed Word | 39 |
Drama and the Theatre | 101 |
Copyright | |
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