08-10-2018, 04:33 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-11-2018, 05:21 AM by Quixilated.)
It has always been my belief that the entire purpose of these long established patterns, like iambic pentameter, is to follow them exactly. To deviate is to not be writing in iambic pentameter. Right? Especially if you are modeling your poem after a specific form, like a sonnet, in order to master it.
The Soufflé isn’t the soufflé; the soufflé is the recipe. --Clara