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Author's Notes: This particular write, entitled: "A Spider's View" is a "Accentual Meter" type of poem that I wrote on February 18, 2015. (I classified this poem in PoetrySoup under "Free Verse" since this type of accentual metered write is not normally listed under the PS classification pick-list.) In this poem, I describe the view that a spider might have as he walks on his web or occasionally hangs around suspended on one of his web filaments in the corner of a ceiling. Although this write is meant to be somewhat tongue-in-cheek, it does portray no less the intent and precision with which the spider in the poem pursues his two trapped victims and hastens their demise, and is able to eat his prey in the end. In this same sense, I thought it was appropriate to mention Mr. Darwin along the way to harken back to the days of Biology 101 from former college days. (Gary Bateman -- April 26, 2015) (Accentual Meter)
Categories: allegory, death, imagery, life, metaphor, psychological, and science.
Accentual Meter Calculations and Notes:
Accentual Meter Parameters (3 to 6 Syllables per verse)
Range: 5 x 3 = 15 (min) / 5 x 6 = 30 (max)
Total Syllables = 129 (Out of 180 Maximum Syllables Possible)
Total Words = 80
Total Verses = 30
("How Many Syllables Counter" was used for syllable confirmation for both automated and manual syllable counts and cross-check.)