Form Flashcards
1
Q
Composed in
A
Blank verse
- name used to describe unrhymed lines in iambic pentameter
- style is therefore very fluid and natural
2
Q
What is the poetic structure?
A
Tightly constructed
3
Q
Slight variations on the stresses of iambic rhythms
A
Lines such as ‘here, under this dark sycamore, and view’
- do not quite conform to the stress- patterns of the meter
- fit into it loosely
- help Wordsworth to approximate sounds of natural speech without grossly breaking his meter
4
Q
What are divided lines used to indicate?
A
A kind of paragraph break
