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Author Powell, Joseph, 1952-

Title Accent on meter : a handbook for readers of poetry / Joseph Powell, Mark Halperin
Published Urbana, Ill. : National Council of Teachers of English, [2004]
©2004

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 MELB  808.1007 P8847/A  AVAILABLE
Description xiv, 167 pages ; 26 cm
Contents How to read a poem -- An introduction to meter -- Scansion : a practical guide -- More observations about metrical terms -- Meter among us -- Types of metrical lines -- Syllabic or strong-stress meters -- More metrical analysis : five poems -- Heartbeat and diurnal cycles -- Meter, rhythm, and degrees of stress -- Some fine points -- More practice with scansion -- Sentimentality -- Writing about poems -- Poem appendix
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-160) and index
Subject English language -- Versification -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language -- Rhythm -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Poetry -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
Author Halperin, Mark, 1940-
LC no. 2004002930
ISBN 0814131468 paperback