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Nov 3, 20211 min read

One Verse Every Week 'TONE'

What does one mean when one says, "I didn't like his tone." or "Don't you dare speak to me in that tone!" or "That song has a happy...

Jul 7, 20211 min read

One Verse Every Week 'QUANTITATIVE METER'

Although the metrical system in English poetry is predominantly qualitative, quantitative meter, too, has been attempted in English...

Jun 30, 20211 min read

One Verse Every Week 'QUALITATIVE METER'

When studying English poetry, repeated mention of terminologies such as, stressed syllable and unstressed syllable are hard to miss, and...

Jun 23, 20211 min read

One Verse Every Week 'ANAPEST'

Anapest is antidactylus because it is the reverse of dactyl. What is dactyl? Refer to O's earlier commentary on dactyl, or let us simply...

Jun 16, 20211 min read

One Verse Every Week 'DACTYL'

An iamb, trochee and spondee are two-syllabic feet in a verse. A dactyl is a three-syllabic foot in a verse. In a dactylic meter a...