Sprung rhythm

[1] The British poet Gerard Manley Hopkins said he discovered this previously unnamed poetic rhythm in the natural patterns of English in folk songs, spoken poetry, Shakespeare, Milton, et al.

then off, off forth on swing, As a skate's heel sweeps smooth on a bow-bend: the hurl and gliding Rebuffed the big wind.

No wonder of it: shéer plód makes plough down sillion Shine, and blue-bleak embers, ah my dear, Fall, gall themselves, and gash gold-vermilion.

ÁND the fíre that bréaks from thee thén, a bíllion Tímes told lóvelier, more dángerous, Ó my chevalíer!

No wónder of it: shéer plód makes plóugh down síllion Shíne, and blúe-bleak émbers, áh my déar, Fall, gáll themsélves, and gásh góld-vermílion.