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Accent on meter : a handbook for readers of poetry
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- Creator
- Joseph Powell, Mark Halperin
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Urbana, Ill. : National Council of Teachers of English, [2004]
- ©2004
- Physical Details
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- xiv, 167 pages ; 26 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780814131466, 0814131468
- OCLC
- ocm54407831
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-160) and index.
- How to read a poem -- An introduction to meter -- Scansion : a practical guide -- More observations about metrical terms -- Meter among us -- Types of metrical lines -- Syllabic or strong-stress meters -- More metrical analysis : five poems -- Heartbeat and diurnal cycles -- Meter, rhythm, and degrees of stress -- Some fine points -- More practice with scansion -- Sentimentality -- Writing about poems -- Poem appendix