10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TROCHEE»
Discover the use of
trochee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
trochee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Life of Language: Papers in Linguistics in Honor of ...
Siev: Pope Of! Scyld Scefing sceapena preatum, w S IS w S—w w IS w = iamb+
trochee, trochee+trochee ! w IS IS w ...S w w IS w = light+cascade, dactyl+trochee
w-S. IS w ...S—w w IS W = trochee+trochee, dactyl+trochee Often Scyld, Scef's ...
Jane H. Hill, P. J. Mistry, Lyle Campbell, 1998
2
Language typology and language universals: an international ...
(26) Syllabic trochee (Pintupi, a Pama-Nyungan language of Australia) Left to
Right End Rule Left (indicated with X) (X ) ( x .)(x .) 'we (sat) on the hill' (X ) (x .)(x .
)(x .) pu ́linka`latjutja ́mulı`mpatju`nku 'our relation' ssss sssss sss sss sssss ss (
28) ...
3
The Proceedings of the Eleventh West Coast Conference on ...
Syllable- based rhythm and quantity insensitivity apparently diagnose the syllabic
trochee as the relevant foot for such systems. But the situation is more complex.
Hayes (1991) observes many systems where syllabic [o o] and moraic trochees ...
Even in non- dramatic verse, however, some poets used the stress trochee
occasionally without a preceding pause. Most commonly the trochee so used
follows an iamb, as in these lines from Milton : HER HIGH | BIRTH, AND her
graces sweet ...
William Bridges Hunter, 1980
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The Winged Word: A Study in the Technique of Ancient Greek ...
The divided trochee is closely related to two other idiomatic developments. I call
one the "narrative trochee." This consists of a trochaic verb standing first in a
verse and clause, usually in a context of running narrative. Narrative trochees
have ...
6
An Introduction to the Study of Medieval Latin Versification
For example, the hymn of St. Hilary Adae carnis gloriosae is archaic: the first foot
is a trochee 10 times, a spondee 19 times; the third foot is a trochee 14 times, a
spondee 15 times; the fifth foot is a trochee 10 times, a spondee 18 times.
Dag Norberg, Jan Ziółkowski, 2004
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Greek Musical Writings: Volume 2, Harmonic and Acoustic Theory
36 Chapter 16 Within the iambic genus fall the following simple rhythms : (i) the
iambus (arsis half the length of the thesis, thesis double the arsis),189 (ii) the
trochee (double thesis and short arsis), (iii) the orthian (arsis of four units, thesis
of ...
8
Asymmetries in the Phonology of Miogliola
When the head of the moraic trochee is either the penultimate or the final syllable
, as in (125), refooting cannot apply because no mora is available to the right.
Therefore, Vowel Lengthening is enforced. To avoid the refooting option leads us
...
9
Word Prosodic Systems in the Languages of Europe
Since the mode is RL, an uneven trochee would produce the same result. 36.
Van der Hulst & Klamer (1995) question this conclusion, however. They offer a
prosodic analysis of the phonotactic structure of roots in Kambera, drawing
attention ...
Harry van der Hulst, 1999
10
The Art of Caesar's Bellum Civile: Literature, Ideology, and ...
The clausulae of Afranius' and Caesar's speeches manifest the same rhetorical
sophistication. In the opening of his oration, Afranius asks Caesar to put down his
anger with an impressive molossus—trochee (militihus suscensendum, 1.84.3), ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TROCHEE»
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trochee is used in the context of the following news items.
McEwen dives into lives of poets
“What appalled me teaching graduate students many, many years later,” she said, “was that a lot of them couldn't tell a trochee from a tree limb! They had no ... «The Keene Sentinel, Jul 15»
Surprised by a boy
In the technical terms of poetry, the syllables of the first and last names together form a trochee (strong, weak) followed by an iamb (weak, strong). The name ... «Coeur d'Alene Press, Jun 15»
Les Murray finds brevity in poetry anthology Waiting for the Past
... the plosive kick of the trochee (“pel-”) gives momentum to the final line, not only echoing but enacting the earlier “spasm”. In the storm's aftermath we see how. «The Australian, May 15»
Why the F Aren't You Reading This New Blog About Swearing?
Its trochee supplies essential force to the line's measured disbelief, extending Palmer's (and by extension the group's) appalled bewilderment at the boggling ... «Slate Magazine, Dec 14»
Why linguists freak out about 'absofreakinglutely'
If you've learned about poetry, you know that there's a difference between, for instance, a trochee — a two-syllable foot that has the stress first, as in "liver" — and ... «The Week Magazine, Dec 14»
Why Does English Use "Iambic Pentameter" and Other Greek Poetic …
Greek and Latin poetry, then, are based on the organization of light and heavy syllables into feet. For example, light-heavy is an iamb, heavy-light is a trochee, ... «Slate Magazine, Sep 14»
Robert Macfarlane on The Old Ways – Guardian book club
At one point I wanted to write each chapter with a different base-rhythm, a poetic foot (iamb, trochee, dactyl) that would tap its tempo through it. That ambition ... «The Guardian, Aug 14»
SEE IT: Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King battle in comedy rap video
"Once upon a midnight dreary, as I spit this weak and weary, I will choke this joker with a trochee, 'til his cheeks are teary," raps Poe. "I'll forever be better, you'll ... «New York Daily News, Jun 14»
Stephen King versus Edgar Allan Poe -- the 'Epic Rap Battle'
With a trochee while his cheeks are teary. cComments. Got something to say? Start the conversation and be the first to comment. Add a comment. 0. But y'all ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 14»
Crowden Celebrates 30, Future Is Bright
It has a haunting, insistent quality rooted in the repetitive trochee, long 'short' elements in the poem that Adams exploits with dramatic effect. Initially the word ... «San Francisco Classical Voice, May 14»
