Thread: What Is Meter?
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Unread 06-02-2024, 02:58 PM
Susan McLean Susan McLean is offline
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Perry, I'd call what you posted "loose iambic," though it scans best for that if you lose the "that" in the third line. If you post lines like that on the metrical board, you will get some suggestions for polishing the rougher sections, but no one will say that it is not metrical.

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