The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Essays and miscellaniesAMS Press, 1979 |
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... dactyl used in place of a trochee , and would refer to what they call their " rule , " for justification . Others ... dactyl nor a dactyl's equivalent ; that I would suggest for it this ( aaa = inverted ) accentuation ; that I think it ...
... dactyl used in place of a trochee , and would refer to what they call their " rule , " for justification . Others ... dactyl nor a dactyl's equivalent ; that I would suggest for it this ( aaa = inverted ) accentuation ; that I think it ...
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... dactylic or anapæstic rhythms . The exceptions are found in the spondee " twine And , " and the dactyl , " smile on such . " Both feet are false in point of melody . " twine And , " to make out the rhythm , we must force “ And ” into a ...
... dactylic or anapæstic rhythms . The exceptions are found in the spondee " twine And , " and the dactyl , " smile on such . " Both feet are false in point of melody . " twine And , " to make out the rhythm , we must force “ And ” into a ...
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... dactyl thus , ( in the 2 2 2 2 2 2 land . ) In the bastard dactyl , each of the three con- cluding syllables being the third of long , should be accented with a small 3 beneath the syllable and the whole foot would stand thus ...
... dactyl thus , ( in the 2 2 2 2 2 2 land . ) In the bastard dactyl , each of the three con- cluding syllables being the third of long , should be accented with a small 3 beneath the syllable and the whole foot would stand thus ...
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