10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEMISTICH»
Discover the use of
hemistich in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hemistich and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Catalogue of Persian manuscripts in the library of the India ...
57, first line : Aj^s for in the second hemistich ; 1. 2, o - a j) jjjLS^in the second
hemistich. p. 59, 1. 1 2 : jb j for > p. 60, La: ^11 ^ p. 61, 1. 6 : ^1 Vs3- ijj>- usls? eb
(more in harmony with the metre) ; 1. 7 ab infra, the second hemistich runs here ...
India Office Library, Hermann Ethé, 1903
2
Judith: an old English epic fragment
A general rule is that if a noun and a verb are found in the same hemistich, it is
the noun that alliterates. In Judith the mle is transgressed in the following
instances: ll. 9', 29b, 44", 72b, 183b, 204", 207b, 209b(?), 211*', 253", 292b(?).
Albert Stanburrough Cook, 1888
3
Warfare and Poetry in the Middle East
It is summed up in the first hemistich: he blames a fate which is not susceptible to
blame. The point is repeated in the second hemistich, where he seeks security
from 'the vicis- situdes of fate' (∆ur∑fi l-nawÆ≥ib). This hemistich uses antithesis
...
4
Who Wrought the Bible?: Unveiling the Bible's Aesthetic Secrets
The fourth hemistich, "for to you pertains the judgment" (ky Ikm hmspt), plays an
important role, for it disrupts that paratactic continuum and provides a conclusion
for the parallel hemistichs that precede it. Because it differs from the previous ...
5
The Poetry of Ibn Khafājah: A Literary Analysis
The syntactic structure of the first hemistich of the second line and the second
hemistich of lines 1 and 2, with the exception of the first word, is identical, as is
that of the second hemistich of lines 3, 4, and 5. Moreover, the first word of the
second ...
Magda M. Al-Nowaihi, 1993
6
Peaks of Yemen I Summon: Poetry as Cultural Practice in a ...
I [Poet] refrain — » filler — » 1st hemistich (beginning) II [Poet] 1st hem. (end) -»
filler -»• 2d hem. (beg.) III [Poet] 2d hem. (end) -» [Rank 1] filler-* 2d hem. (beg.)
IV [Rank 2] N hem. (end) -»• refrain (beg.) V [Rank 1] refrain (end) -* 2d hem. (beg
.) ...
Steven Charles Caton, 1990
7
Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry
In this two hemistich form of blank verse, the auditory sense cannot endure it
either. These basic characteristics of the two hemistich form, equilibrium and
symmetry, proved a barrier to the adaptation of blank verse as Shukri and other
poets ...
Salma Khadra Jayyusi, 1977
8
An Introduction to Tantric Philosophy: The Paramarthasara of ...
One should note particularly that all the commentaries on SpK I 1 quote it:
Ksemaraja's SpS I 1 (pp. 14—15; second hemistich) and SpN I 1 (pada c, p. 7),
Ramakantha's SpV I 1 (p. 9; full verse), and Utpalavaisnava's SpP 1 (p. 12; full
verse).
Lyne Bansat-Boudon, Kamalesha Datta Tripathi, 2014
9
The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
An iambic hemistich may consist of three, four, or sive feet; so may the 'trochaic,
the anapaestic, or the dactylic hemistich: therefore, from hence we have twelve-
varieties, or all the possible combinations of the hemistich.
10
Classical Traditions and Modern Meanings
In this case, the second hemistich may simply be a complementary addition that
illuminates, emphasizes, qualifies, informs or emotionally enhances the first,
enriching the whole message of the verse. It may stand, sometimes, in antithesis
or in ...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEMISTICH»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
hemistich is used in the context of the following news items.
Jaitley Talk on BJP's 'K' take
Jaitley talk in none too distant a past fits this Iqbalian hemistich taken from Jawab-e-Shikwah. Replying to Ghulam Nabi Azad in Rajya Sabha in ... «GreaterKashmir.com, Jun 15»
A never-ending journey: Author Syed Safwanullah writes a memoir …
Safwanullah's memoirs in Paracha's view share an emotive conformity with the first hemistich of a Mirza Ghalib's couplet, 'Boo-e-gul, ... «The Express Tribune, Aug 14»
"I learnt much from Lorca, especially the use of metaphors"
You read your tarhi ghazal [ghazal based on a given hemistich] and were awarded the first prize. Faiz: I have only received two awards for my ... «The Friday Times, Sep 12»
"He dismissed everything I had learned as rubbish" An interview …
Faiz:Yes, I remember him because he started the tradition of mushaira (poetry recital) in the college, based on a given hemistich, and it was ... «The Friday Times, Sep 12»
Lessons from Quran
... surely, it is the revealed word of God Himself for, its verses can be scanned like the syllables of a poetical hemistich, so much so that even if a ... «Khaleej Times, Jul 12»
Europe in Spite of Itself
The brilliance of Rambo's hip-hop style, interwoven into the deseterac hemistich structure of the epic singer's (guslar's) art in improvisatory ... «OUPblog, Jun 12»
10 Literary Terms You Might Not Know
Hemistich A half-line of verse, either standing as an unfinished line for dramatic or other emphasis, or forming half of a complete line divided by ... «OUPblog, Mar 09»
