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Sprungrhythm

The 'Sprung Rhythm' was developed by Gerard Manley Hopkins. It occurs when in a single foot a stressed syllable is followed by unstressed syllables, the number of which can range from zero to usually three. The sprung rhythm differs from the cadence because only the unstressed syllables can be freely varied: In the cadence the poet can also vary the number of stressed syllables.

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