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Accent

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C. O. Hartman

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)

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In Eng., accent is the auditory prominence perceived in one syllable as compared with others in its vicinity. Accent and

Alexandrine

Alexandrine   Reference library

G. Peureux

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)

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The grand line of Fr. poetry since the 16th c., the alexandrine is made of 12 countable vowels (or 13

Arabic Prosody

Arabic Prosody   Reference library

D. Frolov

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)

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Ar. *versification (al- ʿArūḍ) is quantitative (see quantity), a unique phenomenon among the Semitic

Beat

Beat   Reference library

D. Attridge

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)

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The recurring pulse in a regular *rhythm. Derived from the motion of the conductor’s hand or baton indicating

Bridge

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A. M. Devine and L. D. Stephens

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)

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In metrics, bridges are constraints on word end at certain locations within the line. In *classical prosody, the

Classical Meters in Modern Languages

Classical Meters in Modern Languages   Reference library

D. Attridge

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)

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I. Introduction II. Quantitative Imitations III. Accentual Imitations

I. Introduction.

Throughout the hist. of Eur. poetry since the Ren., there

Counterpoint Rhythm

Counterpoint Rhythm   Reference library

C. Scott

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)

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Often manifest as *syncopation, a rhythmical effect produced by metrical variation, that is, by temporary departure from the

Cretic

Cretic   Reference library

R. J. Getty, A. T. Cole, and T.V.F. Brogan

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)

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In cl. prosody, the metrical sequence – ᴗ –, sometimes felt as a segment of iambo-trochaic and used alongside iambs

Foot

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A. M. Devine, L. D. Stephens, T.V.F. Brogan, and G. B. Cooper

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)

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I. Classical II. Modern

I. Classical.

The foot (Gr. pous, Lat. pes, Sanskrit mātrā [“measure”], Fr. pied,

French Prosody

French Prosody   Reference library

G. Peureux

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)

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Metrically, Fr. poetry is syllabic, based on a fixed number of syllables in each line that need not have the

Germanic Prosody

Germanic Prosody   Reference library

R. D. Fulk

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)

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The earliest poetry recorded in Germanic langs. takes the form of alliterative verse (AV), in which stress, syllable

Jazz Poetry

Jazz Poetry   Reference library

M. D. Jones

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)

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The diverse range of instrumental and vocal music categorized as jazz (and its precursor and counterpart, *blues) functioned

Pause

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T. Cable

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)

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The question of pause in poetry is one of unexpected complexity because any answer implies far-reaching assumptions. In general, temporal

Prosodic Feature Analysis of Verse

Prosodic Feature Analysis of Verse   Reference library

D. H. Chisholm

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)

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A system of metrical analysis developed by Karl Magnuson and Frank G. Ryder in the late 1960s and early 1970s

Rhythm

Rhythm   Reference library

D. Attridge

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)

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I. Features of Rhythm II. Rhythm versus Meter III. Analysis of Rhythm

Although when it was first used in Eng.,

Rubāʿī

Rubāʿī   Reference library

F. D. Lewis

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)

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A *monorhyme *quatrain originating in the Persian trad. and subsequently adapted into other Islamicate lits. The term rubāʿī

Scansion

Scansion   Reference library

T. Steele

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)

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I. Definition and History II. Notation III. Meter, Rhythm, and Scansion IV. Pros and Cons of Scansion

I. Definition and

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