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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!

on writing and wordsverse

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Robert Pettit

January 26, 2012 at 3:12 PM

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

Sara Kendrick

January 24, 2012 at 3:47 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

January 23, 2012 at 4:52 PM

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

Harry Horsman

January 23, 2012 at 10:17 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