Poetic Tools

by Sugarray77

When listening to metric sound,

I seem to hear a rhythm growing,

percussion drums or mellow rounds,

the cadences of lines so flowing.

Oh, if extra sounds begin the line,

we've used a new poetic tool.

See, this anacrusis works just fine

and doesn't make me seem a fool.

I like the way that this one works

for new poetic chatter.

I'll drop a note and make it jerk,

reducing lines that matter.

Seems trochaic leads us here;

iambic notes await their turn;

mixing meter hurts my ear

and causes my poor heart to burn.

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#25
June
2025

This weeks lesson taught us about four different ways to use meter in poetry.

1st Stanza = Feminine ending; 2nd Stanza = Anacrusis; 3rd Stanza = Catalexis;
4th = acephalexis (omitted the word 'it' first line and 'as' on line 3)

Feminine endings ~ extra syllable at the end of the line

Anacrusis ~ adding an extra syllable at the beginning of a line

Catalexis ~ omission of a syllable at the end of a line

Acephalexis ~ omission of a syllable at the beginning of a line

Club entry for the "Lesson 5: Variations to Uniform Meter" event in "Poetry with Meter Club". Locate a writing club.

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