Lol, Jerry, I'm not sure I can consider poetry to be a single mountain--unless it is so broad it might as well be called "the world," in which case your martial arts instructor said something quite profound indeed.
"Language" is such a broad topic, isn't it? I should have said "semiotics," perhaps, or just limited it to the word "syntax." And add a dash of "rhetoric." Nuance is so often false, these days...if it is even present. Alas/alack! I'm not certain I want to jump into that discussion, just yet.
I'm also not convinced that "playing against the meter" is the "art of meter," although it often plays a part...
But I'm kinda drifting, so I'll end this post here.
C.
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