Rhythm, sound and the interaction of form and meaning

What this note covers

1. Hear patterns before assigning emotional effects
2. Distinguish rhythm from regular metre
3. Explain rhyme through the words it connects
4. Analyse consonants, vowels and imitation carefully
5. Trace repetition and variation across a poem
6. Join audible form to a defensible interpretation
7. Sound workshop: domestic echoes and a changing delivery
8. Pattern workshop: repeated instructions and an unfinished boat

8 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes