The Rhythms of English Poetry
The Rhythms of English Poetry

Author: Derek Attridge

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-07-10

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 1317869516

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Examines the way in which poetry in English makes use of rhythm. The author argues that there are three major influences which determine the verse-forms used in any language: the natural rhythm of the spoken language itself; the properties of rhythmic form; and the metrical conventions which have grown up within the literary tradition. He investigates these in order to explain the forms of English verse, and to show how rhythm and metre work as an essential part of the reader's experience of poetry.

Poetic Rhythm
Poetic Rhythm

Author: Derek Attridge

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1995-09-28

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780521413022

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A straightforward and practical introduction to rhythm and meter in poetry in English.

The Rhythms of English Poetry
The Rhythms of English Poetry

Author: Derek Attridge

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-07-10

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1317869508

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Examines the way in which poetry in English makes use of rhythm. The author argues that there are three major influences which determine the verse-forms used in any language: the natural rhythm of the spoken language itself; the properties of rhythmic form; and the metrical conventions which have grown up within the literary tradition. He investigates these in order to explain the forms of English verse, and to show how rhythm and metre work as an essential part of the reader's experience of poetry.

The Book of Rhythms
The Book of Rhythms

Author: Langston Hughes

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13:

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Grade level: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, p, e, i.

Words Into Rhythm
Words Into Rhythm

Author: D. W. Harding

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1976-11-18

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0521212677

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Professor Harding assesses the rhythm in poetry and prose from a psychological standpoint.

Meter and Meaning
Meter and Meaning

Author: Thomas Carper

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-08-26

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1000100847

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Poet, Thomas Carper, and scholar, Derek Attridge, join forces in Meter and Meaning to present an illuminating and user-friendly way to explore the rhythms of poetry in English. They begin by showing the value of performing any poem aloud, so that we can sense its unique use of rhythm. From this starting point they suggest an entirely fresh, jargon-free approach to reading poetry. Illustrating their 'beat/offbeat' method with a series of exercises, they help readers to appreciate the use of rhythm in poems of all periods and to understand the vital relationship between meter and meaning. Beginning with the very basics, Meter and Meaning enables a smooth progression to an advanced knowledge of poetic rhythms. It is the essential guide to meter for anyone who wants to study, write, better appreciate, or simply enjoy poetry. Carper and Attridge make studying meter a pleasure and reading poetry a revelation.