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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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A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry, Geoffrey Leech
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- Released
- 1980
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- Title
- A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Geoffrey Leech
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Released
- 1980
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN10
- 0582550130
- ISBN13
- 9780582550131
- Series
- Description
- 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.