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Originally Posted by Richard G
For me both 'And' and 'which' are stressed/emphasised. Any alternatives?
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Yeah, that’s what I meant by headless, both lines beginning with a stress. The problem is that “which” isn’t necessarily stressed, and “and” almost never is, except by promotion, and if you don’t know you’re supposed to promote them, it’s more natural to read “And you’ve heard” and “which is why” as anapests, shortening the line to trimeter. The occasional short or long line really isn’t a problem for me, but if it’s unintentional and you do want tet, here are two of many possibilities:
You’ve heard it labeled as "The Nuthouse,"
and that is why you scurry past.
It’s known to locals as "The Nuthouse,"
and that is why you scurry past.