PROSODY OF VERSE-LIKE FRAGMENTS IN A. S. PUSHKIN’S PROSE (BASED ON RANDOM IAMBIC TETRAMETERS)

Abstract

The article provides an analysis of the occasional iambs in A. S. Pushkin’s prose, describes their rhythm as related to the verse prosody and language models of verse meter. It is suggested that, in the prosaic verselike fragments, a more or less noticeable regular deviation from the rhythm of the language towards fullfledged verse may point to the influence of the verse prosody on the poet’s prose.