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Tin ear strikes again. I gather I'm meant to be able to work out what each of the feet is from these rhymes? Let's see. I can tell stressed from unstressed, so let's apply that to the first line.
Trochee trips from long to short;
S-u S u S u S
Hm, looks like cataleptic iambic tetrameter to me. So let's try a different track. I can tell open from closed syllables by looking for the presence of a final consonant.
Trochee trips from long to short;
o-o C C C o C
Nope, can't recognize any patterns there. But a "long" syllable in the classical languages is one which is either closed, or has a long vowel. Both tro- and chee- are long the way I say them, so that makes it:-
Trochee trips from long to short;
L-L L L L s L
At which point I confirm I'm not destined for a career in poetry or music, and give up once more.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Fiche-ing for dactyls Jackie 03/01/02 01:15 AM Re: Fiche-ing for dactyls Rouspeteur 03/01/02 01:38 AM Re: Fiche-ing for dactyls slithy toves 03/01/02 01:46 AM Re: Fiche-ing for dactyls Keiva 03/01/02 02:56 AM anapaest, iamb etc NicholasW 03/02/02 09:02 AM Re: Fiche-ing for dactyls Jackie 03/02/02 02:04 AM Re: Fiche-ing for dactyls wwh 03/02/02 02:08 PM Re: Fiche-ing for dactyls consuelo 03/02/02 09:48 PM Re: Fiche-ing for dactyls wwh 03/02/02 11:11 PM Re: Fiche-ing for dactyls AnnaStrophic 03/03/02 01:32 AM Re: Fiche-ing for dactyls Keiva 03/03/02 02:20 AM Re: Fiche-ing for dactyls slithy toves 03/03/02 02:51 AM Trochee trips from long to short; NicholasW 03/03/02 08:18 AM
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