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... four . According to the number of feet per line , which occasionally varies from one to eight , verses are named mo- nometer , dimeter , trimeter , tetrameter , pentameter , hexameter , heptameter , and octameter . The most common line ...
... four . According to the number of feet per line , which occasionally varies from one to eight , verses are named mo- nometer , dimeter , trimeter , tetrameter , pentameter , hexameter , heptameter , and octameter . The most common line ...
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... four rhymes must be used . This was not difficult in the language in which the form originated , a language rich in long a and long o endings ; but in English it often requires many word shiftings and changes . For this rea- son the ...
... four rhymes must be used . This was not difficult in the language in which the form originated , a language rich in long a and long o endings ; but in English it often requires many word shiftings and changes . For this rea- son the ...
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James Harry Smith. 7. An octave contains ( a ) four lines . ( b ) six ( c ) eight ( d ) fourteen 8. A sestet contains ( a ) six lines . ( b ) seven ( c ) eight ( d ) nine 9. A quatrain contains ( a ) two lines . ( b ) four ( c ) six ( d ) ...
James Harry Smith. 7. An octave contains ( a ) four lines . ( b ) six ( c ) eight ( d ) fourteen 8. A sestet contains ( a ) six lines . ( b ) seven ( c ) eight ( d ) nine 9. A quatrain contains ( a ) two lines . ( b ) four ( c ) six ( d ) ...
Contents
ENRICHMENT | 16 |
POETRY AND PROSE | 33 |
THE MECHANICS OF POETRY | 49 |
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