One of the things I was hoping would be brought out more in this thread was particulars about what effects work best in this type of metrical pattern-- with close analysis of poems using them. This has been the most useful piece of information I've gotten from this thread, and I hope to see more of it.
Oh, this is what I mean:
I would eliminate every "and" that begins a line. Nothing wrong with an acephalic five syllable trimeter line. Varies the rhythm, and breathes life into the composition. What we seek isn't necessarily strict accentual syllabic counts, but live rhythms.{...}Look at the trims on the thread, and you won't find much abcb.
That's good stuff.
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