tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293594536806592881.post744987338739348380..comments2023-06-24T06:53:57.851-07:00Comments on ReinhardRites: Sonnet 51 – Barbarians at the GateReinhardRiteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07394123844751095822noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293594536806592881.post-14220723912940206952012-07-22T14:05:35.563-07:002012-07-22T14:05:35.563-07:00@anonymous: i assume you're the author of the ...@anonymous: i assume you're the author of the book, for there's nothing shameless about plugging someone else's book. but whoever you are, how about a little taste? like what do you mean by 'equal feet'? give me a reason to check out the book. and make it good, because you're wrong about line 2, and herbert's right about line 3, among others.d novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335357091737770718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293594536806592881.post-90630570973519026842012-07-22T07:10:10.351-07:002012-07-22T07:10:10.351-07:00The only rule is equal feet, to preserve rhythm. ...The only rule is equal feet, to preserve rhythm. Pardon the shameless plug, but there's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rational-Guide-Verse-Scansion-Simple/dp/1936412012" rel="nofollow">this book</a> that explains Edgar Allan Poe's approach to it..!<br /><br />I was able to scan the above verse except for two lines.. line 2 and line 12. Some double feet, some inversions, a couple of pauses, but it scans quite well.<br /><br />This comments thing doesn't seem to accept fixed-width tags.. I'll see if I can send the scan I just did by message instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293594536806592881.post-73843395528212431762012-06-10T13:11:12.697-07:002012-06-10T13:11:12.697-07:00since you want help, here's something to consi...since you want help, here's something to consider.<br /><br />'Bearing thy heart, which I will keep so chary' is the 11th line of shakespeare's sonnet 22.<br /><br />notice that it's mostly iambic pentameter, but the first foot -- 'bearing' -- is a trochee, not an iamb; and the line has 11 syllables, the last of which is unstressed -- a feminine ending. those are two deviations from strict iambic pentameter allowed in christopher marlowe's rules of blank verse.<br /><br />another example is shakespeare's best known line:<br />'To be, or not to be, that is the question.' again, 'that is' is a trochee, and there's another weak ending. as i recall, you can reverse the stresses at the beginning of a line, a sentence, or a clause. according to one website on the subject, the rules for breaking the rules are even stricter than the first set of rules.<br /><br />here's 2 URLs: http://www.h2g2.com/entry/A694785<br />http://www.uni.edu/~gotera/CraftOfPoetry/blankverse.html<br /><br />have fun on your next 50!d novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335357091737770718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293594536806592881.post-11079656412277943142012-06-10T12:29:20.224-07:002012-06-10T12:29:20.224-07:00line 14: gotta drop or move 'all' to make ...line 14: gotta drop or move 'all' to make it scan right. how bout 'we must unite or we are all undone'?d novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335357091737770718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293594536806592881.post-33605073370913936522012-05-28T14:52:32.888-07:002012-05-28T14:52:32.888-07:00Actually, I appreciate the input! I'm still le...Actually, I appreciate the input! I'm still learning how to do this and need help. I will see what I can do ThanksReinhardRiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394123844751095822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293594536806592881.post-14618639547904587332012-05-28T13:25:41.957-07:002012-05-28T13:25:41.957-07:00OK... CriticalJohn here...
line 3: sub "begu...OK... CriticalJohn here... <br />line 3: sub "begun" for "started;<br />line 5:"They cheated us, and lied, to get our gold"<br />line 6: "and now are working to usurp our rights"<br />line12:"and think they've covered each & every bet"<br />line 14"We MUST all unite"...<br /><br />(sez the boy with the iambic brain-curse...)<br />^..^herberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04375097734444644319noreply@blogger.com