A review of the articles in Empirical Studies of the Arts (Vol. 10:2). The introduction points out questions raised by generative metrics and is followed by a close discussion of the phonetics of metrics and Lehiste's instrumental approach to the analysis of verse. This leads to a discussion of rhyme, rhythm, and meter in terms of reading and performance and to comparative remarks on the role of the caesura in English and French verse.
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