CHAPTER VI

VERSE-RHYTHM

§ 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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