My English major friend tried to teach me about poetry. It didn't go too well.
The poet strings his words on feet, While the songster sets his to the beat. Are they similar or the same? Are they different in more than name? The singular of feet is foot. A boot is where our feet are put. The singular of beats is beat, But that’s not where we put our feet. And so it is, without dispute, A beat to a foot we can’t impute. An accent can’t go on a boot - Except with accordion or flute. Instead, the accent’s on the beat, And that is also true with feet.
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