| Front | Thomas Hardy - At an Inn Rhythm x3 |
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| Back | •Iambic trimeter and iambic dimeter alternation in each line. The second is a shorter line full of stresses, and these are often monosyllabic. •This may create a faltering effect, a parallel for the appearance (trimeter) and reality in the poem. •Truncated (cut off) alternate rhyme almost entirely reflects how the relationship never managed to materialise. •OR: Regular rhythm willing continuity + ongoing stability in their rel. Use seems unusual given depressive tone. |
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