The Technique of English Non-dramatic Blank Verse

actual alliteration allows already apparently attempt balance ballad become beginning blank verse break called century CHAPTER closely common considered conventional couplet definite developed difficulty dipodic dipodic verse dissyllabic distinct division easily effect English equal essentially examples expect expression fact fall feel feet foot four free verse frequently give hand hear heavy illustrated important instance intervals language latter least length less light marked means merely meter metrical movement natural occasional occur ordinary passage pattern pause phrases poem poetry poets possible practice present printing probably produced prose quoted reader reason refrain regular represented result rhythm rime seems sense short shown simple sometimes song sonnet sound speech stand stanza stressed syllable structure style suggestion term thought trisyllabic trochaic units unstressed usually variation varied variety vowel whole writing written