- ictus/
nonictus on a
separate line. Tarlinskaja, Attridge, and
Groves each
exhibit distinct conceptions regarding the
dispositions of
ictus and
nonictus. Tarlinskaja...
- can see, (18.13) / = ictus, a
metrically strong syllabic position. × =
nonictus. The poem is part of the Fair
Youth sequence (which
comprises sonnets 1–126...
- lips' red: (130.1-2) / = ictus, a
metrically strong syllabic position. × =
nonictus. This is
followed (in line 2,
scanned above) with a
common metrical variation...
- hexameter": × / × / × / ¦ × / × / × / (×) /=ictus, a
strong syllabic position; ×=
nonictus ¦=often a
mandatory or
predominant caesura, but
depends upon the author...
- shaken; (116.6) / = ictus, a
metrically strong syllabic position. × =
nonictus. (×) =
extrametrical syllable. Line 2
exhibits a mid-line reversal: × /...
- my fate, (29.1-4) / = ictus, a
metrically strong syllabic position. × =
nonictus.
Lines two and four are
metrically regular, but
alternate with
lines (one...
-
controlling skill, (66.10) / = ictus, a
metrically strong syllabic position. × =
nonictus. This line and its rhyme-mate, line 12,
happen to have a
fully stressed...
- do hang (73.2) / = ictus, a
metrically strong syllabic position. × =
nonictus. The
organization of the poem
serves many
roles in the
overall effectiveness...
- end. (30.13-14) / = ictus, a
metrically strong syllabic position. × =
nonictus. The
first line is a
frequent target for metrists,
possibly because of...
-
abundance lies, (1.7) / = ictus, a
metrically strong syllabic position. × =
nonictus.
Helen Vendler comments on the
overall significance of this sonnet: "When...
