

Metre Learning GuideSo. Metre. It has become a dirty word in some poetry circles. It conjures images of withered, grey-haired men laboriously counting out beats and stresses whilst coughing up phlegm because of all the dust in their cramped and quasi-arcane libraries.Metre Learning Guide
It really isn't all THAT bad, trust me.
So, without getting too 'old-man' technical - What is metre? what is it good for? And, importantly, how does one use it?
Well, let's see if we can come up with some workable and easily understood answers by the end of this.
#1: What is metre?
Technical Language: The most


On TrioletsThe Triolet A Brief Essay by Patrick M. Damon II The triolet is quite possibly one of the most difficult, short stanza poems in existence. While the writing of it is not necessarily hard, per say, it is just agonizingly monotonous in its rhyme scheme.On Triolets
The trolet itself originated in France, and was often used in humorous methods. The triolet was later adapted by the English in the 17th century as a method of spiritual release. In more modern poetry it is commonly used to adapt love. One excellent example would be Thomas Hardys Birds at Winter.
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