A Modest Proposal (Meter Discussion)

[shemthepenman]

Thanks Milo - how do I move the thread to the discussion forum? I.e. is there a way to move the contents of it?

Erthona - thanks your comment. Of course I'm open to critique - but I wanted to check I was receiving factually accurate critique. You originally wrote "The first stanza is in common meter. Alternating lines of iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter." What I was humbly questioning was whether it does in fact alternate "lines of iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter". It doesn't seem to.

In any case, is there a way, Moderator, to move the thread, lock stock, to the more appropriate forum?

I'm very keen to learn more about meter etc.

Oh my, two mod warnings, you're in trouble now, son Talk about getting off on the wrong foot. Fucking around with metre in Serious is like fucking with people's emotions.