Enjambment – Irony, Wit, Emotion. A Case Study Suggesting Wider Principles

This study submits to empirical investigation an old idea of Tsur’s regarding the effect of enjambment on the perceived subtleness of irony in a poetic passage. We submitted two versions of a Milton passage to over 50 participants with “background in literary studies”, ranging from undergraduates t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Reuven Tsur, Chen Gafni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Tartu Press 2018-12-01
Series:Studia Metrica et Poetica
Subjects:
wit
Online Access:https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/smp/article/view/14672

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