{"product_id":"9780870130960","title":"Versification: A Short Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVersification: A Short Introduction \u003c\/i\u003eis written by one of Australia's most distinguished poets. The book discusses poetic meter, and may be the only source you need. McAuley devotes a short chapter to versification based on accent, syllable count, free verse and \"classical\" meters, but the book as a whole focuses on metrical verse and its constant reference back to stress in normal speech—it suceeds in showing meterical verse as a natural outgrowth of what we do naturally. This dispels quickly any sense of the esoteric—poetry is of and for people in general not for a special literati. After establishing meter in the normal sphere of speech, McAuley then discusses how abstract meterical patterns are actually applied and how variety is added to avoid a sing-song effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michigan State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033025888496,"sku":"9780870130960","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780870130960_p0.jpg?v=1763831446","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780870130960","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}