The Line

[milo]

So ABAB I'm guessing pentameter, as the shorter constructions feel more song like to me (that's probably phrasing it poorly).

The phrasing is dead on. Yah, abab ip is the choice for now. Actually, interleaving rhyme is nice too (abca bcde cedf) though you don't see it much, the effect is fantastic and of course there is always terza rima, you know everyone loves that!

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i'm seeing the ballad meter in a new light in the way you did it milo. it really does accentuate the sing song quality of the rhythm more than the loner line would. it's also aids getting the beat of the thing.

Tecnically, abab is ballad meter and abcb is "common" meter but I call them both ballad meter because I want to keep the discussion simple.

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I almost forgot one of my favorite parts about ballad meter. You can now take this poem and sing it to the tune of gilligan's island. Do this now, I will wait

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There, tell me that didn't bring a smile to your face.