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Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet
Do not expect to find uniform regularity in all the lines, since some of
them may be shorter or longer than the predominant meter. Regularity
is not always at a premium. Poets often vary meter for effect, or simply
to avoid the tediousness provoked by the mechanichal repetition of a
rhythmic pattern. One source of variation is the shifting of metrical
accent (e.g. a foot which is expected to be an iamb turns out to be a
trochee). Although not all deviations from a basic metrical pattern seem
to be acceptable, a poet may choose to alter or break a regular pattern
for various reasons (e.g. to emphasize certain words or to disrupt
readers expectations). The irregularities of some lines tend to draw
attention to themselves.
Regularity and deviations
Caesura: a pause. Normally inserted near the middle and
indicated with punctuation (examples on your Study Guide,
page 29).