Accentual Verse

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Actually I was making a joke http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliterative_verse

I was alluding to A-S alliterative verse, the last effective use of accentual verse but, yah, I consider alliteration to be the most misused and abused sonic device in poetry which seems to produce endless streams of "nice alliteration" when in actuality "thank god, a poetic device I recognise" is what they mean. Its uses and effects are misunderstood and is almost always best avoided by all but the most advanced writers if possible but that's a discussion for another day.

Well, I tried to follow the explanation of alliterative verse, unsuccessfully. I now get the joke. I think I'll save my last functioning brain cell for something else.

Eh, my jokes always seem to be inside jokes with me being the only person inside. On top of that they seem to require a ton of work with very little payout. Ugh.

Next year when you reuse it I'll get it right away.