2020-03-17 Pronunciation: content+function words in poems

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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Content Words are usually stressed:
	nouns, main verbs, adjectives, adverbs, question words, negatives, interjections
Function Words are usually unstressed:
	pronouns, auxiliary verbs, articles, conjunctions, prepositions
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Exercise 5A - Identify the primary stresses in each sentence (there are 2).
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“Disobedience” poem - English poetry, especially that written for children, can have especially strong rhythm patterns. With a different partner, identify and count the stressed syllables in at least the first two stanzas of this poem. Also practice pronouncing the poem and see how fast you can do it.
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Homework: try to read the whole poem at a constant speed
You can use Google’s metronome to help you
https://www.google.com/search?q=metronome