| Metre, Rhyme and Free Verse Contributor(s): Fraser, G. S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138241938 ISBN-13: 9781138241930 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $40.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - General |
| Series: Critical Idiom Reissued |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 5.06" W x 7.81" (0.23 lbs) 98 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1970, this work outlines the principles of English prosody in a way that will enable the reader to recognise and scan any piece of English verse. It illustrates the close relationship between English speech patterns and verse patterns, and the primary importance of the phenomenon of stress. It also discusses the suitability of various kinds of metrical pattern for various kinds of poetic effect. This book will be of interest to those studying poetry and English literature. |