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)
“From a purely external point of view there is no will; and to find will in any phenomenon requires a certain empathy; we observe a man’s actions and place ourselves partly but not wholly in his position; or we act, and place ourselves partly in the position of an outsider.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)