{"product_id":"versification-james-mcauley-9780870130960","title":"Versification: A Short Introduction","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James McAuley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 087013096X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870130960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michigan State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.30d","brand":"James McAuley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46670397473023,"sku":"9780870130960","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1e4f2d6b-3b52-4c7c-bea4-509c35c8685f.jpg?v=1741316873","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/versification-james-mcauley-9780870130960","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}