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This paper will focus on poetic syntax by viewing it as the “bone” that holds meaning in poetry. It will not be simply an attempt to revisit poetic syntax, but a demonstration of the importance syntax, as representative of the grammatical structure of poetry, has on meaning.
Poetry, like all language, of course involves syntax. The language of poetry breaks up into familiar syntactical units (or purposely re-fuses to do so): phrases of various kinds, clauses, sentences, perhaps even paragraphs, depending on the poem. The individual words in the poem, which on one level are chosen for their diction or the
The word “syntax” comes from the Greek meaning “coordination” and “ordering together.” It is the rules that govern how words are arranged in a sentence. It’s different in every language and is one of the most important and direct ways writers convey meaning.
Words, in written poetry, are composed into phrases, phrases into sentences, all being the components of lines. If it is compared with language that is used in everyday life, poetry has its own
This paper will focus on poetic syntax by viewing it as the “bone” that holds meaning in poetry, and a demonstration of the importance syntax, as representative of the grammatical structure of poetry, has on meaning.
Poetic Syntax - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. This document summarizes an academic paper that examines poetic syntax and its relationship to meaning. It discusses how poetic syntax holds meaning in poetry through specific grammatical structures.
1 sty 1980 · This essay outlines a typology of the aesthetic uses of syntax in poetry, with examples.
