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Verse – An Introduction to Prosody

An Introduction to Prosody

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Paperback, 312 blz. | Engels
John Wiley & Sons | e druk, 2015
ISBN13: 9780470656013
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John Wiley & Sons e druk, 2015 9780470656013
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Verse is a seminal introduction to prosody for any student learning to read or write poetry, from secondary to graduate school.

Discusses  iambic pentameter and other kinds of metrical verse, scansion, rhythm and rhyme, free verse, song, and advanced topics such as poetic meter, linguistic approaches to verse, and the computer scansion of metrical poetry
Written in a clear, engaging style by a poet and teacher with more than 30 years of experience teaching the subject
Supplemented by a user–friendly website with student exercises and additional resources

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ISBN13:9780470656013
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:312

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<p>List of Sidebars vii</p>
<p>Introduction 1</p>
<p>1 The Iambic Pentameter Line 7</p>
<p>2 Other Meters 49</p>
<p>3 Beyond the Line 99</p>
<p>4 Free Verse 151</p>
<p>5 Song 193</p>
<p>6 Advanced Topics 237</p>
<p>Glossary 275</p>
<p>Index of Poets and Poems 297</p>

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