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Chapter VI: Verse-Rhythm

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§ 82. Lines with and without diaeresis 135
83. Effect of diaeresis on modulation 136
84. Suppression of the anacrusis 137
85. Level stress, or 'hovering accent' 138
86. Absence of thesis in the interior of a line 139
87. Lengthening of a word by introduction of unaccented
extra syllable 141
88. Inversion of rhythm 141
89. Disyllabic or polysyllabic thesis 143
90. Epic caesura 145
91. Double or feminine endings 146
92. Enjambement, or run-on line 147
93. Rhyme-breaking 148
94. Alliteration 149

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