A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry
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A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry

About this book

Seeks to demonstrate that the study of English poetry is enriched by the insights of modern linguistic analysis, and that linguistic and critical disciplines are not separate but complementary. Examining a wide range of poetry, Professor Leech considers many aspects of poetic style, including the language of past and present, creative language, poetic licence, repetition, sound, metre, context and ambiguity.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. INTRODUCTION
  11. 1 POETRY AND THE LANGUAGE OF PAST AND PRESENT
  12. 2 THE CREATIVE USE OF LANGUAGE
  13. 3 VARIETIES OF POETIC LICENCE
  14. 4 FOREGROUNDING AND INTERPRETATION
  15. 5 VERBAL REPETITION
  16. 6 PATTERNS OF SOUND
  17. 7 METRE
  18. 8 THE IRRATIONAL IN POETRY
  19. 9 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
  20. 10 HONEST DECEPTIONS
  21. 11 IMPLICATIONS OF CONTEXT
  22. 12 AMBIGUITY AND INDETERMINACY
  23. CONCLUSION
  24. Suggestions for Further Reading
  25. General Index
  26. Index of Sources of Examples for Discussion