The Track of the Repetend: Syntactic and Lexical Repetition in Modern Poetry |
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... refrain line , so that it is prosodically and graphically set apart from the stanzas . While in highly stylized refrains the phonic element often predominates , words used for their sound also can be intermixed with words carrying ...
... refrain line , so that it is prosodically and graphically set apart from the stanzas . While in highly stylized refrains the phonic element often predominates , words used for their sound also can be intermixed with words carrying ...
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... refrain usage con- verge . Syntactic linkings between refrain and stanza serve several pur- poses . They lay bare ... line ( s ) , it can be used in any position before another line or after an end - stopped line ( though the latter most ...
... refrain usage con- verge . Syntactic linkings between refrain and stanza serve several pur- poses . They lay bare ... line ( s ) , it can be used in any position before another line or after an end - stopped line ( though the latter most ...
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... refrain line : “ Watchman . . . Prophet . . . Mourners . . . Dead men . Statesmen Warrior ... What of the night ? " ; the rest of the stanza takes up the answer in the voice of watchman , prophet , mourners , etc. , and the refrain line ...
... refrain line : “ Watchman . . . Prophet . . . Mourners . . . Dead men . Statesmen Warrior ... What of the night ? " ; the rest of the stanza takes up the answer in the voice of watchman , prophet , mourners , etc. , and the refrain line ...
Contents
Repetition Times Trace | 1 |
History and Structure | 45 |
Refrain Types Exemplified | 63 |
Copyright | |
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