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Natural, common and popular - Wordsworth's use of metre

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Feb2010 (Volume) 47
Medium (Periodical) E Magazine: the A-level English magazine.
Classif 820 EMA
Subject Poetry
Page 19-21
Authors Clay, Jon
Contents

The author dispels some of the myths about the iambic pentameter being the natural rythmn of ordinary people's voices and shows how Wordsworth uses four-stress metre to express the concerns, and create the voice of, common experience.

Keywords
Four-stress metre     Poetry     William Wordsworth