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Of rhyme & reason No1- both short & long feet skip the line

Posted on February 19, 2017 by robert okaji

Using one of his early pieces, Daniel Paul Marshall discusses the nuts and bolts of poetry, and the importance of reading and studying what’s been done. A fascinating, insightful piece.

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stephanielharper on February 19, 2017 at 9:30 pm said:

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? 😉

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- robert okaji on February 19, 2017 at 9:34 pm said:
  
  Perhaps the rough winds…
  
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  - stephanielharper on February 20, 2017 at 2:09 am said:
    
    Nah.
    Thou art more lovely and more temperate!
    
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- danielpaulmarshall on February 19, 2017 at 9:41 pm said:
  
  I’d read the first & third beats as a trochees SHALL i. THEE to.
  
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  - robert okaji on February 19, 2017 at 9:47 pm said:
    
    I’ll counter that with some Spanish medieval music played on mandolin. 😐
    
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