[New-Poetry] a dead ear for scansion

[TheOldMole]

Is that on Jim's list? If not, it should be added.

Renee Ashley wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
>    Derek Attridge's POETIC RHYTHM: AN INTRODUCTION really helped me. 
> It's the first thing I ever read that pointed out it wasn't as black 
> and white as my teachers had indicated...
>
> Renee
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Lott" <chris.lott at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 6:44 PM
> Subject: [New-Poetry] a dead ear for scansion
>
>
>> Any pointers to good resources on scansion? It seems so subjective,
>> yet so many people agree on example that clearly I am missing
>> something. I need to study more, if only to determine if I really do
>> have a completely dead ear.
>>
>> I didn't pay enough attention in school, though I do remember being
>> baffled even then with so many examples that it felt I could easily
>> scan in various, contradictory ways.
>>
>> c
>> -- 
>> Chris Lott
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