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Elijah Perseus Blumov
The Case For Meter and Rhyme, Part 1
31 minutes Posted Feb 23, 2023 at 1:00 am.
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Outline: 

Introduction: The Burden of Proof

Part 1: The Case For Poetry in Prose

1. The Argument From Freedom

2. The Argument From Accessibility

3. The Argument From Spontaneity

4. The Argument From Natural Speech

5. The Argument From Organic Form

6. The Argument From Modernity 

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List of the most common metrical feet:
Iamb: weak-STRONG (u /)
Trochee: STRONG-weak (/ u)
Anapest: weak-weak-STRONG (u u /)
Amphibrach: weak-STRONG-weak (u / u)
Dactyl: STRONG-weak-weak (/ u u)
Cretic: STRONG-weak-STRONG (/ u /)
Pyrrhic: weak-weak (u u)
Spondee: STRONG-STRONG (/ /)