Rhythmic entropy as a measure of rhythmic diversity (The example of the Russian iambic tetrameter)
This paper examines the frequencies of the rhythmic forms of the iambic tetrameter in the oeuvre of various Russian poets of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The assumption is that this parameter describes the perceptible peculiarities of rhythm better than the so called stress profile. Entropy is...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Tartu Press
2016-09-01
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Series: | Studia Metrica et Poetica |
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Online Access: | https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/smp/article/view/13039 |