Complete Poems of Edgar Allan PoeHeritage Press, 1943 - 214 pages |
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... trochee .... In the beginning of a line a trochee is often used for an iambus . ” Blending is the plain English for synaeresis — but there should be no blending ; neither is an anapaest ever employed for an iambus , or a dactyl for a ...
... trochee .... In the beginning of a line a trochee is often used for an iambus . ” Blending is the plain English for synaeresis — but there should be no blending ; neither is an anapaest ever employed for an iambus , or a dactyl for a ...
Page 163
... trochee , and to be understood should be accented with inverted crescents . It is objectionable solely on account of its position as the opening foot of a trochaic rhythm . Memory , similarly accented , is also a bastard trochee , but ...
... trochee , and to be understood should be accented with inverted crescents . It is objectionable solely on account of its position as the opening foot of a trochaic rhythm . Memory , similarly accented , is also a bastard trochee , but ...
Page 172
... trochee we should con- verse the bastard iambus , thus ( many a ) . In the quick trochee , each of 3 6 6 4 4 6 the three concluding syllables , being the sixth of long , should be accented below with a small 6 ; the whole foot would be ...
... trochee we should con- verse the bastard iambus , thus ( many a ) . In the quick trochee , each of 3 6 6 4 4 6 the three concluding syllables , being the sixth of long , should be accented below with a small 6 ; the whole foot would be ...
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Spirits of the Dead | 14 |
A Dream | 22 |
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