Abstract
Jesper Kruse’s introduction to poetic metre is divided into two main sections, the first of which explains the basic concepts and terms necessary for metrical analysis in the accentual-syllabic tradition: syllables, stress, feet and lines. The other main section applies these concepts to English verse and outlines a five-step procedure for scansion that combines traditional prosodic considerations with linguistic analysis. Throughout the chapter, the main focus is on iambic verse, and the chapter concludes with a discussion of why iambic verse is the most widely used metre in English, and how metrical conventions inform, and sometimes challenge, poetic meaning.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | An Introduction to Poetic Form |
| Editors | Patrick Gill |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Place of Publication | London, United Kingdom |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Publication date | 2022 |
| Pages | 23-37 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781032154015, 9781032154046 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003244004 |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |