My husband (no poet) puts it quite succinctly:
"If something sounds right, it probably is right."
OK, that's very simplistic, but he has a point! Orwn's "how it's actually said" is crucial, regardless of the metre, when it comes right down to it.
You can spout all the technical jargon you like, till the cows come home, but does it sound right? will always be the best rule of thumb IMO.
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