Versification : A Short Introduction PDF
by James McAuley
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<DIV><P><I>Versification: A Short Introduction </I>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.</P></DIV>
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- Publisher:Michigan State University Press
- Publication Date:01/03/2012
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- ISBN:9781609172770
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- Format:PDF
- Publisher:Michigan State University Press
- Publication Date:01/03/2012
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- ISBN:9781609172770