The trochaic inversion
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(01-20-2026, 08:28 AM)milo Wrote:  oh, one final note, and most don't notice it bu due to limitations of English candence, you will not speak either 3 stressed or 3 unstressed syllables in a row without artificially promoting or demoting one, regardless of what your mind may tell you is correct when analyzing the meter.
The first three words here come pretty close:
"or to take ARMS aGAINST a SEA of TROUBles,"

But truth is, it's hard to say any one word at the same amplitude as any other. If we're going to designate
every word as either stressed or unstressed, there's a lot of rounding up or down that needs to be done.
I guess we could be more accurate by assigning an amplitude level from zero to ten. But it's not just the amplitude,
it's the length as well. A longer syllable at amplitude five probably counts as having more stress than a short one
at amplitude seven. But there are so many other things that factor in to calculate stress. You could pronounce "blood"
and "bud" at the same amplitude level and in the same length of time, but the psychological weight of "blood" would
guarantee it a higher stress level. So yeah, assigning binary values is always an approximation.
                                                                                                                                all this useless beauty... but what the hell, why not?
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The trochaic inversion - by milo - 01-20-2026, 12:54 AM
RE: The trochaic inversion - by wasellajam - 01-20-2026, 03:30 AM
RE: The trochaic inversion - by rayheinrich - 01-20-2026, 08:19 AM
RE: The trochaic inversion - by milo - 01-20-2026, 08:28 AM
RE: The trochaic inversion - by rayheinrich - 01-20-2026, 12:21 PM
RE: The trochaic inversion - by busker - 01-20-2026, 01:40 PM
RE: The trochaic inversion - by milo - 01-20-2026, 10:11 PM
RE: The trochaic inversion - by wasellajam - 01-20-2026, 10:54 PM
RE: The trochaic inversion - by milo - 01-20-2026, 10:55 PM
RE: The trochaic inversion - by wasellajam - 01-20-2026, 11:33 PM
RE: The trochaic inversion - by milo - 01-20-2026, 11:36 PM
RE: The trochaic inversion - by wasellajam - 01-20-2026, 11:39 PM
RE: The trochaic inversion - by milo - 01-21-2026, 12:00 AM



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