Accent on Meter : A Handbook for Readers of Poetry,9780814131466

Accent on Meter : A Handbook for Readers of Poetry

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ISBN13: 9780814131466
ISBN10: 0814131468
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-05-01
Publisher(s): Natl Council of Teachers
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi
Preface xiii
How to Read a Poem
1(7)
An Introduction to Meter
8(7)
Scansion: A Practical Guide
15(19)
More Observations about Metrical Terms
34(2)
Meter among Us
36(6)
Types of Metrical Lines
42(8)
Syllabic or Strong-Stress Meters
50(3)
More Metrical Analysis: Five Poems
53(14)
Heartbeat and Diurnal Cycles
67(2)
Meter, Rhythm, and Degrees of Stress
69(4)
Some Fine Points
73(8)
More Practice with Scansion
81(15)
Sentimentality
96(14)
Writing about Poems
110(11)
Poem Appendix 121(12)
Glossary of Poetry Terms 133(12)
Glossary of Fixed Forms and Stanza Forms 145(6)
Glossary of Common Poem and Stanza Forms 151(6)
Works Cited 157(4)
Index 161(6)
Authors 167

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