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by: James McAuley
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 809
EAN: 9780870130960
ISBN: 087013096X
Label: Michigan State Univ Pr
Manufacturer: Michigan State Univ Pr
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 88
Publication Date: March 02, 1996
Publisher: Michigan State Univ Pr
Sales Rank: 778073
Studio: Michigan State Univ Pr
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Versification: A Short Introduction is written by one of Australia's most distinguished poets. The book discusses poetic meter, and may be the only source you need. McAuley devotes a short chapter to versification based on accent, syllable count, free verse and 'classical' meters, but the book as a whole focuses on metrical verse and its constant reference back to stress in normal speech - it suceeds in showing meterical verse as a natural outgrowth of what we do naturally. This dispels quickly any sense of the esoteric - poetry is of and for people in general not for a special literati. After establishing meter in the normal sphere of speech, McAuley then discusses how abstract meterical patterns are actually applied and how variety is added to avoid a sing-song effect.
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Rating: - The primary reference for stress & meter in English poetry
If you wish to understand poetic meter, this is the only source you need. He does devote a short final chapter to versification based on accent, syllable count, free verse and "classical" meters but the book as a whole focuses on metrical verse.
What makes this book a classic is its constant reference back to stress in normal speech - it suceeds in showing meterical verse as a natural outgrowth of what we do naturally. This dispels quickly any sense of the esoteric - ... Read More
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