About This Book
The manual presents practical instruction in metrical composition, distinguishing verse from poetry and urging technical accuracy in meter, rhyme, and clear diction. It surveys feet and line lengths, stanza patterns, formal types such as the quatrain, sonnet, ballade, and song, and addresses subtleties of versification, modern verse practices, and verse translation. Chapters offer reading and performance advice, exercises in imitation, step-by-step hints for beginners, and appendices on the marketplace for verse and recommended reading, all aimed at helping writers learn, practice, and refine their craft.
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