Re: Poetry: alliteration
| From: | And Rosta <a.rosta@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, January 8, 2000, 12:57 |
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John:
> Padraic Brown scripsit:
>
> > Pearl of delight that a prince doth please
> > ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^
> > to grace in gold enclosed so clear,
> > ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^
> > I vow that from over orient seas
> > ^^^ ^ ^^ ^^^^
> > never proved I any in price her peer.
> > ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^
>
> I would read this with stresses on "proved", "any", "price", "peer".
because, you should have added, that is the way that is metrically
consistent.
S w w S w w S w S
w S w S w S w S
w S w w S w S w (w) S
w w S w S w w S w S
--And.