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Unread 05-29-2024, 04:20 PM
Carl Copeland Carl Copeland is offline
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Originally Posted by Matt Q View Post
... there's also the option of:

I know you dying, I know you too alive.

... An "epic caesura" like what Shakespeare done. Classic "loose" IP, and five clear stresses.
I still prefer it without the second “I,” but I’m a sucker for regularity. I agree that your “compromise” is metrically clearer than the original and, as such, an improvement.
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