01-26-2014, 09:52 AM
(01-26-2014, 09:48 AM)trueenigma Wrote:Did write is metrically correct (though a trochee) but an obvious act of.desperation. you don't really see the old "did (verb)" in sonnets anymore.(01-26-2014, 09:46 AM)milo Wrote:honestly I have no idea. "did write" seems to be an iamb though.(01-26-2014, 09:45 AM)trueenigma Wrote: No, you have to get it on pay-per-view in the "wot people think" section.Ah, yes, the one with "did write".
I think it may be metrically and historically inaccurate.
The metrical problems are elsewhere.
Did write is a more grotesque version of leannes had have and my "and so he"
Just went back and looked, you used "did write" as an iamb, though the meter really isn't the concern.

