An ABC of English UsageClarendon Press, 1959 - 192 Seiten |
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... poem by some ' compiler ' , and the result is an epic - an heroic poem glorifying its hero , and , through him , the nation to which he belongs . It was the genius of the great epic poet Homer that raised the heroic sagas of Greece to ...
... poem by some ' compiler ' , and the result is an epic - an heroic poem glorifying its hero , and , through him , the nation to which he belongs . It was the genius of the great epic poet Homer that raised the heroic sagas of Greece to ...
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... poem which strictly conforms to the definition of an epic given above , is Beowulf . It consists of 3,200 lines and is perhaps the earliest considerable poem in any modern language . The manuscript belongs to the late tenth century ...
... poem which strictly conforms to the definition of an epic given above , is Beowulf . It consists of 3,200 lines and is perhaps the earliest considerable poem in any modern language . The manuscript belongs to the late tenth century ...
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... poem to be sung to the music of a lyre . The following quotations ( a ) from OED , ( b ) from Palgrave's Preface to the Golden Treasury , indicate the meaning and scope of the term in modern usage : ( a ) Short poems ( whether or not ...
... poem to be sung to the music of a lyre . The following quotations ( a ) from OED , ( b ) from Palgrave's Preface to the Golden Treasury , indicate the meaning and scope of the term in modern usage : ( a ) Short poems ( whether or not ...
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accusative adjectival adjective clause adjective phrase adverb clause adverb phrase apposition archaic auxiliary become BLANK VERSE called colloquial common complement compound confusion conjunction connexion CONSONANTS construction correct dative definite derived distinction double doubt ellipsis English especially etymological examples expressed following sentences French genitive gerund grammatical Greek I-MUTATION iambic pentameter idiom idiomatic indirect speech infinitive inflexion intransitive intransitive verbs introducing inverted commas language Latin letter lines malapropism meaning metaphorical Mod.E modern modify negative nominative normal Note noun clause noun or pronoun object onomatopoeia original parenthesis past participle past tense periphrasis person plural poem predicate prefer prefix preposition present participle qualifying question quoted relative pronoun rhyme rhythm rule sense sentences illustrate Shakespeare simple singular sometimes sonnet spelling spelt split infinitive stands stanza stress subjunctive syllable syllepsis syntax terza rima thing thou tive usage usually verse vowel weak verbs word writing