The Form and Style of Gnomic Hypermetrics
Gnomic poems have often been noted for their unusual metrical style. One aspect of their style that stands out is the hypermetric usage, both because these poems contain a notably high incidence of hypermetric verses and because the verses are frequently categorized as irregular. This paper analyses...
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Language: | English |
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University of Tartu Press
2014-04-01
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Series: | Studia Metrica et Poetica |
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Online Access: | https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/smp/article/view/1282 |