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... tion , and such notation is sometimes called " scansion . " Let us ask the question whether it is actually the case that readers of poetry always , or even generally , do perform their readings isochronically . * ( That this can be done ...
... tion , and such notation is sometimes called " scansion . " Let us ask the question whether it is actually the case that readers of poetry always , or even generally , do perform their readings isochronically . * ( That this can be done ...
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... tion of the problem . Our study approaches the problem of the relationship between poetic language and the standard from the vantage point of poetic language . Our procedure will be to subdivide the general problem into a num- ber of ...
... tion of the problem . Our study approaches the problem of the relationship between poetic language and the standard from the vantage point of poetic language . Our procedure will be to subdivide the general problem into a num- ber of ...
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... tion to be peripheral or associational material . Accepting these meanings , however , we see that connotative language is more personal than denotative , in that there may be less agreement as to the qualities noted , and that verifica- ...
... tion to be peripheral or associational material . Accepting these meanings , however , we see that connotative language is more personal than denotative , in that there may be less agreement as to the qualities noted , and that verifica- ...
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Vowel and Consonant Patterns in Poetry 1953 David I Masson | 3 |
Some Parallels and Contrasts | 19 |
Some English Sonnets 1960 | 33 |
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