Rhyme and Meter

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dillingworth
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Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:41 am

Having seen lots on this forum about the importance or otherwise of rhyme and meter, thought this essay might interest some people.

http://users.ox.ac.uk/%7Eworc2073/RhymeMeter.pdf
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Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:34 pm

it did, found the examples excellent, argument reasoned. Thank You
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Tue Sep 27, 2005 5:32 am

Man oh man this guy needs a bookmark.

Very helpful essay dill, and that is an understatement. Well researched. I liked your points about variation within the iambs most.
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