1st Edition

Metre, Rhythm and Verse Form

By Philip Hobsbaum Copyright 1996
212 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

Poetry criticism is a subject central to the study of literature. However, it is laden with technical terms that, to the beginning student, can be both intimidating and confusing. Philip Hobsbaum provides a welcome remedy, illuminating terms ranging from the iambus to the bob-wheel stanza, and forms from the Spenserian sonnet to modern 'rap', with clarity and comprehensiveness. It is an essential... Read more
Chapter 1 Metre and rhythm; Chapter 2 Blank verse; Chapter 3 The heroic couplet; Chapter 4 Rhyme and pararhyme; Chapter 5 Sprung verse; Chapter 6 Quantity and syllabics; Chapter 7 Free verse; Chapter 8 Verse forms (I); Chapter 9 Verse forms (II);

Biography

Hobsbaum, Philip

'An excellent guidebook.' - English