English Verse: Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History

Raymond MacDonald Alden

Education & Teaching

English Verse: Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History

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ENGLISH VERSE

PREFACE

CONTENTS

PART ONE

ENGLISH VERSE

I. ACCENT AND TIME

A.—KINDS OF ACCENT

B.—TIME-INTERVALS

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B.—TIME-INTERVALS

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II. THE FOOT AND THE VERSE

COMBINATIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS

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COMBINATIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS

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III. THE STANZA

TERCETS

QUATRAINS

REFRAIN STANZAS

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TERCETS

QUATRAINS

REFRAIN STANZAS

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A.—KINDS OF ACCENT

B.—TIME-INTERVALS

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B.—TIME-INTERVALS

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II. THE FOOT AND THE VERSE

COMBINATIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS

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COMBINATIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS

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III. THE STANZA

TERCETS

QUATRAINS

REFRAIN STANZAS

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TERCETS

QUATRAINS

REFRAIN STANZAS

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IV. TONE-QUALITY

A. AS A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT

B. AS A SPORADIC ELEMENT (TONE-COLOR)

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B. AS A SPORADIC ELEMENT (TONE-COLOR)

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A. AS A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT

B. AS A SPORADIC ELEMENT (TONE-COLOR)

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B. AS A SPORADIC ELEMENT (TONE-COLOR)

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PART TWO

I. FOUR-STRESS VERSE

A.—NON-SYLLABLE-COUNTING

B.—SYLLABLE-COUNTING (OCTOSYLLABIC COUPLET)

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A.—NON-SYLLABLE-COUNTING

B.—SYLLABLE-COUNTING (OCTOSYLLABIC COUPLET)

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II. FIVE-STRESS VERSE

A.—THE DECASYLLABIC COUPLET

B.—BLANK VERSE

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A.—THE DECASYLLABIC COUPLET

B.—BLANK VERSE

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III. SIX-STRESS AND SEVEN-STRESS VERSE

A.—THE ALEXANDRINE (IAMBIC HEXAMETER)

B.—THE SEPTENARY

C.—THE "POULTER'S MEASURE."

A.—THE ALEXANDRINE (IAMBIC HEXAMETER)

B.—THE SEPTENARY

C.—THE "POULTER'S MEASURE."

IV. THE SONNET

A.—THE REGULAR (ITALIAN) SONNET

B.—THE ENGLISH (SHAKSPERIAN) SONNET

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A.—THE REGULAR (ITALIAN) SONNET

B.—THE ENGLISH (SHAKSPERIAN) SONNET

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V. THE ODE

A.—REGULAR PINDARIC

B.—IRREGULAR (COWLEYAN)

C.—CHORAL

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A.—REGULAR PINDARIC

B.—IRREGULAR (COWLEYAN)

C.—CHORAL

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VI. IMITATIONS OF CLASSICAL METRES

A.—LYRICAL MEASURES

B.—DACTYLIC HEXAMETER

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A.—LYRICAL MEASURES

B.—DACTYLIC HEXAMETER

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VII. IMITATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL FRENCH LYRICAL FORMS

A.—THE BALLADE

B.—THE RONDEAU AND RONDEL

C.—THE VILLANELLE

D.—THE TRIOLET

E.—THE SESTINA

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A.—THE BALLADE

B.—THE RONDEAU AND RONDEL

C.—THE VILLANELLE

D.—THE TRIOLET

E.—THE SESTINA

FOOTNOTES:

I. FOUR-STRESS VERSE

A.—NON-SYLLABLE-COUNTING

B.—SYLLABLE-COUNTING (OCTOSYLLABIC COUPLET)

FOOTNOTES:

A.—NON-SYLLABLE-COUNTING

B.—SYLLABLE-COUNTING (OCTOSYLLABIC COUPLET)

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II. FIVE-STRESS VERSE

A.—THE DECASYLLABIC COUPLET

B.—BLANK VERSE

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A.—THE DECASYLLABIC COUPLET

B.—BLANK VERSE

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III. SIX-STRESS AND SEVEN-STRESS VERSE

A.—THE ALEXANDRINE (IAMBIC HEXAMETER)

B.—THE SEPTENARY

C.—THE "POULTER'S MEASURE."

A.—THE ALEXANDRINE (IAMBIC HEXAMETER)

B.—THE SEPTENARY

C.—THE "POULTER'S MEASURE."

IV. THE SONNET

A.—THE REGULAR (ITALIAN) SONNET

B.—THE ENGLISH (SHAKSPERIAN) SONNET

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A.—THE REGULAR (ITALIAN) SONNET

B.—THE ENGLISH (SHAKSPERIAN) SONNET

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V. THE ODE

A.—REGULAR PINDARIC

B.—IRREGULAR (COWLEYAN)

C.—CHORAL

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A.—REGULAR PINDARIC

B.—IRREGULAR (COWLEYAN)

C.—CHORAL

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VI. IMITATIONS OF CLASSICAL METRES

A.—LYRICAL MEASURES

B.—DACTYLIC HEXAMETER

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A.—LYRICAL MEASURES

B.—DACTYLIC HEXAMETER

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VII. IMITATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL FRENCH LYRICAL FORMS

A.—THE BALLADE

B.—THE RONDEAU AND RONDEL

C.—THE VILLANELLE

D.—THE TRIOLET

E.—THE SESTINA

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A.—THE BALLADE

B.—THE RONDEAU AND RONDEL

C.—THE VILLANELLE

D.—THE TRIOLET

E.—THE SESTINA

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PART THREE

THE TIME-ELEMENT IN ENGLISH VERSE[49]

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THE TIME-ELEMENT IN ENGLISH VERSE[49]

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PART FOUR

THE PLACE AND FUNCTION OF THE METRICAL ELEMENT IN POETRY

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THE PLACE AND FUNCTION OF THE METRICAL ELEMENT IN POETRY

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APPENDIX

TABLE ILLUSTRATING THE HISTORY OF THE HEROIC COUPLET

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TABLE ILLUSTRATING THE HISTORY OF THE HEROIC COUPLET

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INDEX

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