Rhythm and rhyme
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Rhythm and rhyme
（Open guides to literature）
Open University Press, 1993
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-115) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Although metre is clearly one of the most important distinguishing features of poetry, it is often perceived as an arcane area and merely technical in its importance. Ron Tamplin breathes fresh life into discussion of rhythm and rhyme by considering their meanings as well as their manifestations, and by examining how metrical changes parallel social and cultural shifts. On one level he argues in favour of very simple descriptions of metrical patterns (rather than endless technical discussion of metrical nuances); on another, he argues that rhythm is a prime means of structuring experience and that the patterns of poetry are as "natural" as they are "artificial".
Table of Contents
- Analyzing rhythm and rhyme
- the meaning of poetic patterns
- patterns in use - pre 20th century
- patterns in use - 20th century verse methods
- why do patterns change?
- 14th to 16th centuries
- why do patterns change?
- from classical to romantic
- particularities and patternings
- notes and references.
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