{"product_id":"versification-a-short-introduction-9780870130960","title":"Versification: A Short Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): James McAuley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Michigan State University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Michigan State University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Poetry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVersification: A Short Introduction \u003c\/i\u003eis written by one of Australia's most distinguished poets. The book discusses poetic meter, and may be the only source you need. McAuley devotes a short chapter to versification based on accent, syllable count, free verse and \"classical\" meters, but the book as a whole focuses on metrical verse and its constant reference back to stress in normal speech--it suceeds in showing meterical verse as a natural outgrowth of what we do naturally. This dispels quickly any sense of the esoteric--poetry is of and for people in general not for a special literati. After establishing meter in the normal sphere of speech, McAuley then discusses how abstract meterical patterns are actually applied and how variety is added to avoid a sing-song effect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michigan State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614776672407,"sku":"9780870130960","price":1145.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780870130960.webp?v=1775096221","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/versification-a-short-introduction-9780870130960","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}