Understanding French Verse : A Guide for Singers

1. Why This Guide?
2. The Basics of the French Line
3. Common French Meters
4. Stanzas
5. Sonnets, rondels, and other fixed forms
6. Rhyme
7. Free verse
Appendix 1. Commentaries on four poems
Adieux de l'hotesse arabe
Le colibri
En sourdine
Montparnasse
Appendix 2. Poems and songs discussed in the guide
Appendix 3. A brief history of French versification
Glossary of technical terms
Notes
Suggestions for further reading
Index

Avainsanat: LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry LIT014000