I enjoyed reading the old thread, and found the discussion of Poe's theory interesting, but the speed issue didn't make sense to me. I guess I've always thought of a foot like a measure - in an iamb each syllable is like a quarter note. An anapest two eights and a quarter, or possibly a triplet, depending on the makeup of the syllables, etc.
It's not something I've thought through, just the way I seem to make the comparison.
Jerry
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