The Concepts of “Verse”, “Meter” and “Rhythm” in Russian Verse Theory

Authors

  • Igor Pilshchikov University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures; Tallinn University, School of Humanities https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0153-6598

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12697/smp.2024.11.1.04

Keywords:

verse theory, verse, metre, rhythm, metrization and rhythmization, rhythmical impulse, versification system

Abstract

This article examines definitions of verse and descriptions of the relationships between meter and rhythm as proposed by scholars of Russian poetry. Building on their observations, the author devises a constructive definition of “meter” as a system of permissions and prohibitions governing the distribution of word stresses and word boundaries in a verse line. Additionally, the article proposes constructive definitions for the versification systems employed in Russian poetry.

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Published

2024-08-26

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