Definitions for sprung rhythm
sprung rhythm

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1. sprung rhythmnoun

   a poetic rhythm that imitates the rhythm of speech

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1. Sprung rhythm

   Sprung rhythm is a poetic rhythm designed to imitate the rhythm of natural speech. It is constructed from feet in which the first syllable is stressed and may be followed by a variable number of unstressed syllables. The British poet Gerard Manley Hopkins said he discovered this previously unnamed poetic rhythm in the natural patterns of English in folk songs, spoken poetry, Shakespeare, Milton, et al. He used diacritical marks on syllables to indicate which should be stressed in cases "where the reader might be in doubt which syllable should have the stress" (acute, e.g. shéer) and which syllables should be pronounced but not stressed (grave, e.g., gleanèd). Some critics believe he merely coined a name for poems with mixed, irregular feet, like free verse. However, while sprung rhythm allows for an indeterminate number of syllables to a foot, Hopkins was very careful to keep the number of feet per line consistent across each individual work, a trait that free verse does not share. Sprung rhythm may be classed as a form of accentual verse, as it is stress-timed, rather than syllable-timed, and while sprung rhythm did not become a popular literary form, Hopkins's advocacy did assist in a revival of accentual verse more generally.

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1. sprung rhythm

   Sprung rhythm is a metrical system used in poetry that was developed by the English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins. It is characterized by having one stressed syllable followed by a varying number of unstressed syllables within the same foot. This rhythm allows for greater flexibility and complexity than traditional English meters. The term "sprung" in this context refers to the 'springing' nature of the rhythm, with the stress 'springing' from one foot to another. This metrical form is used to closely mirror natural speech patterns and rhythms.

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1. Sprung rhythm

   Sprung rhythm is a poetic rhythm designed to imitate the rhythm of natural speech. It is constructed from feet in which the first syllable is stressed and may be followed by a variable number of unstressed syllables. The British poet Gerard Manley Hopkins claimed to have discovered this previously unnamed poetic rhythm in the natural patterns of English in folk songs, spoken poetry, Shakespeare, Milton, et al. He used diacritical marks on syllables to indicate which should be drawn out and which uttered quickly. Some critics believe he merely coined a name for poems with mixed, irregular feet, like free verse. However, while sprung rhythm allows for an indeterminate number of syllables to a foot, Hopkins was very careful to keep the number of feet he had per line consistent across each individual work, a trait that free verse does not share. Sprung rhythm may be classed as a form of accentual verse, due to its being stress-timed, rather than syllable-timed, and while sprung rhythm did not become a popular literary form, Hopkins's advocacy did assist in a revival of accentual verse more generally.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sprung rhythm in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sprung rhythm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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