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The Principles of English Versification

The Principles of English Versification

by Paull F. Baum

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About this eBook

Author
Baum, Paull F. (Paull Franklin), 1886-1964
Credits
Produced by Jonathan Ingram, LN Yaddanapudi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
PE: Language and Literatures: English
Subject
English language -- Versification
Category
Text
eBook-No.
21342
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21342
Release Date
May 7, 2007
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE PRINCIPLES OF ENGLISH VERSIFICATION
  2. 2.PAULL FRANKLIN BAUM — Transcriber's notes & errata
  3. 3.PREFACE
  4. 4.CONTENTS — ENGLISH VERSIFICATION
  5. 5.CHAPTER I — RHYTHM
  6. 6.CHAPTER II — RHYTHM OF PROSE AND VERSE
  7. 7.CHAPTER III — METRE
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV — METRICAL FORMS — I. The Line — 2. The Stanza — 3. Blank Verse — 4. Free-Verse — 5. Exotic Forms
  9. 9.CHAPTER V — MELODY, HARMONY, AND MODULATION
  10. 10.GLOSSARIAL INDEX
  11. 11.Footnotes

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