Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 6 AIL 0520 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Why Variation Is Meaningful
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The idea
A substituted foot draws attention to the words it falls on. A trochee at the head of an iambic line, or a spondee in the middle, makes the reader slow down. The exam can ask what effect a variation produces, and the answer is usually emphasis.
In practice
Variation places emphasis.
Where people slip
Ask what words the variation lands on.
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