English Verse: Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History

CONTENTS

PART ONE
		PAGE
I.	Accent and Time	3
	A.—Kinds of Accent	3
	B.—Time-intervals	11
	i. Regular intervals between accents	12
	ii. Irregular intervals	13
	iii. Silent intervals (pauses)	16
II.	The Foot and the Verse	24
	One-stress iambic	25
	Two-stress iambic	26
	Two-stress trochaic	27
	Two-stress anapestic	28
	Two-stress dactylic	30
	Two-stress irregular	31
	Three-stress iambic	32
	Three-stress trochaic	33
	Three-stress anapestic	34
	Three-stress dactylic	37
	Four-stress iambic	37
	Four-stress trochaic	37
	Four-stress anapestic	39
	Four-stress dactylic	40
	Five-stress iambic	41
	Five-stress trochaic	41
	Five-stress anapestic	42
	Five-stress dactylic	42
	Six-stress iambic	43
	Six-stress trochaic	43
	Six-stress anapestic	43
	Six-stress dactylic	44
	Seven-stress iambic	44
	Seven-stress trochaic	45
	Seven-stress anapestic	45
	Seven-stress dactylic	46
	Eight-stress iambic	46
	Eight-stress trochaic	46
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