Acknowledgments
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1 Introduction
Page 18-26
-----1.1 Alliteration
Page 18-20
-----1.2 How Alliteration Affects Grammar and Word-choice
Page 21-21
-----1.3 Rhythm
Page 22-22
-----1.4 How rhythm Affects Grammar and Word-choice
Page 23-23
-----1.5 Textual Criticism
Page 24-25
-----References and Suggestions for Further Reading
Page 26-26
2 Alliteration
Page 27-41
-----2.1 Consonantal and Vocalic Alliteration
Page 27-31
-----2.2 Alliterative Patterns in the Line and Half-line
Page 32-35
-----2.3 The Alliterative Rule of Precedence
Page 36-38
-----2.4 Rhyme
Page 39-39
-----References and Suggestions for Further Reading
Page 40-41
3 Rhythm: The Basics
Page 42-63
-----3.1 Stress-words, Particles, and Proclitics
Page 42-44
-----3.2 Syllable and Foot
Page 45-46
-----3.3 Five Rhythmic Types
Page 47-59
-----3.4 Anacrusis
Page 60-60
-----3.5 Hypermetric Verses
Page 61-62
-----References and Suggestions for Further Reading
Page 63-63
4 Rhythm: Advanced Topics
Page 64-77
-----4.1 The Four-syllable Principle
Page 64-66
-----4.2 Accommodation of Apparently Ill-formed Half-lines
Page 67-71
-----4.3 Types B and C Reconsidered
Page 72-72
-----4.4 Interaction between Rhythm and Alliteration
Page 73-75
-----References and Suggestions for Further Reading
Page 76-77
5 Metre and Word
Page 78-93
-----5.1 Preference for Shorter Words or Phrases
Page 78-79
-----5.2 Choice between Morphological Variants
Page 80-85
-----5.3 Constraints on Compound Formation
Page 86-92
-----References and Suggestions for Further Reading
Page 93-93
6 Metre and Grammar
Page 94-117
-----6.1 Nouns and Adjectives
Page 94-98
-----6.2 Negation
Page 99-100
-----6.3 Inflectional Forms and Prepositional Phrases
Page 101-104
-----6.4 Principal and Subordinate Clauses
Page 105-106
-----6.5 Word Order
Page 107-115
-----References and Suggestions for Further Reading
Page 116-117
7 Other Problems Related to Old English Metre
Page 118-131
-----Overview
Page 118-118
-----7.1 Metre and the Dating of Texts
Page 118-120
-----7.2 Metre and Authorship
Page 121-122
-----7.3 Verse and Prose
Page 123-128
-----References and Suggestions for Further Reading
Page 129-131
-----A: Suggested Answers to the Exercises
Page 132-141
-----B: Some Tips for Scanning Half-lines, with Sample Scansions
Page 142-145
-----C: Glossary of Metrical Terms
Page 146-149
Bibliography
Page 150-165
Index of Verses
Page 166-167
General Index
Page 168-170
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