Weak Position (poetry)
In the analysis of poetic meter, weak position is either of two things:
- In classical Greek and Latin scholarship, a short vowel is in "weak position" if the surrounding consonants would have permitted the syllable containing it to be pronounced either long or short.
- A syllable is in "weak position" if it is expected to be unstressed based on its metrical context.
Read more about Weak Position (poetry): Vowels in Weak Position, Syllables in Weak Position
Famous quotes containing the words weak and/or position:
“If with light head erect I sing,
Though all the muses lend their force,
From my poor love of anything,
The verse is weak and shallow as its source.
But if with bended neck I grope,
Listening behind me for my wit,
With faith superior to hope,
More anxious to keep back than forward it,”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Rheta Childe Dorr (1866–1948)