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... lines of even the greatest poems are of unequal brilliance . Some poems are seemingly remembered for a single line , in relation to which the other lines are like the setting to a jewel , adequate in that they display the jewel without ...
... lines of even the greatest poems are of unequal brilliance . Some poems are seemingly remembered for a single line , in relation to which the other lines are like the setting to a jewel , adequate in that they display the jewel without ...
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... line defective . ) Again , the order of accented and unaccented syllables is frequently reversed in one or even two feet ... lines of four and three beats ( ballad meter ) , is the medieval development of 38 ELIZABETHAN & 17TH CENTURY LYRICS.
... line defective . ) Again , the order of accented and unaccented syllables is frequently reversed in one or even two feet ... lines of four and three beats ( ballad meter ) , is the medieval development of 38 ELIZABETHAN & 17TH CENTURY LYRICS.
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... line from eleven to ten , and at times the ten - syllable lines were replaced by octosyllabics or Alex- andrines ( twelve - syllable iambic lines ) . In fact , the term sonnet was extended in common use , in England as in Italy , to ...
... line from eleven to ten , and at times the ten - syllable lines were replaced by octosyllabics or Alex- andrines ( twelve - syllable iambic lines ) . In fact , the term sonnet was extended in common use , in England as in Italy , to ...
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SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDY | 30 |
THE COURTLY MAKERS | 49 |
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