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rise(iamb,anapest) meters TWO TWO meters fall(trochee,dactyl) in my poem they do sit each the others opposite; a foot is two syllables long, lines of them make up my song any such line..is fine mono,di,tri..1,2,3 tetra,penta,hexa..4,5,6 hepta,octa..7,8 but.. if this topic still makes you yawn just keep on with open form!

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Robert Pettit

Date: 1/26/2012 3:12:00 PM

This gives a good lesson on writing poetry. Thanks for the explanation.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 1/24/2012 3:47:00 PM

Interesting way to express it..So "meters" is a foot word..So if I said "Meters, meters, meters, meters, meters" that would be a penta line..Sara

Broken Butterfly

Date: 1/23/2012 4:52:00 PM

I really like how you presented your poem. Just great. Thanks Brian for my win in your Show Me Contest.

Harry Horsman

Date: 1/23/2012 10:17:00 AM

Hi Brian, sometimes i find writing to the meter, akin to riding the railways, you can only go where the rails go, or the meter allows. your poem, is as good as i've seen to explain the meter, and it's constraints. although having said that, i presume that is the challenge to fit the poem with meaning within the structure of the metered poem. i'm still learning and have a long way to go yet. interesting reading your blogs. harry

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/23/2012 8:56:00 AM

haha, cute ending there, Brian. A verse on how to make verse. Short and sweet!

David Williams

Date: 1/23/2012 4:03:00 AM

soup mail..

Brenda Victoria Northeast

Date: 1/23/2012 12:35:00 AM

yes I think my poor brain goes in a trance when numbers and accents it tries to perform. Love your explanation, bren