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Table of Contents
1. Why This Guide? ; 2. The Basics of the French Line ; 3. Common French Meters ; 4. Stanzas ; 5. Sonnets, rondels, and other fixed forms ; 6. Rhyme ; 7. Free verse ; Appendix 1: Commentaries on four poems ; Adieux de l'hotesse arabe ; Le colibri ; En sourdine ; Montparnasse ; Appendix 2: Pomes and songs discussed in the guide ; Appendix 3: A brief history of French versification ; Glossary of technical terms ; Notes ; Suggestions for further reading ; Index

Understanding French Verse A Guide For Singers

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 4/26/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780199915699, 978-0199915699
      ISBN10: 0199915695
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      ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: poetry and poets Entertainment Techniques of music

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      Table of Contents
      1. Why This Guide? ; 2. The Basics of the French Line ; 3. Common French Meters ; 4. Stanzas ; 5. Sonnets, rondels, and other fixed forms ; 6. Rhyme ; 7. Free verse ; Appendix 1: Commentaries on four poems ; Adieux de l'hotesse arabe ; Le colibri ; En sourdine ; Montparnasse ; Appendix 2: Pomes and songs discussed in the guide ; Appendix 3: A brief history of French versification ; Glossary of technical terms ; Notes ; Suggestions for further reading ; Index

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