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Unread 07-13-2001, 03:11 PM
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Tim Steele,

OutSIDE, the WIND'S INcomPLETE unREST

On a thread in General Talk, Bob Mezey cites this line from Larkin as an example of a monosyllabic foot. How does this differ from a "broken-backed pentameter"-- does it?

Does the presence of a strong adjacent pause make a difference, as in Eliot "La figlia che piange"?:

Weave, weave, the sunlight in your hair!
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