Meaning Sprung rhythm
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Sprung rhythmA metrical system devised by Gerard Manley Hopkins composed of one- to four-syllable feet that start with a stressed syllable. The spondee replaces the iamb as a dominant measure, and the number of un [..]
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Sprung rhythmAlso called "accentual rhythm," sprung rhythm is a term invented by the poet-priest Gerard Manley Hopkins to describe his personal metrical system in which the major stresses are &am [..]
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Sprung rhythmA name given by Gerard Manley Hopkins
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Sprung rhythmA unique system of meter devised by Gerard Manley Hopkins and evident in poems such as Pied Beauty and The Windhover. In Sprung rhythm one stressed syllable can make up a foot e.g. in Pied Beauty [..]
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Sprung rhythmWe have the British poet Gerard Manley Hopkins to thank for sprung rhythm. Allegedly. Some people think he just gave a name to something that already existed. Well played, Gerard Manley Hopkins; well [..]
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