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morwen
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response 13 of 19:
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Apr 17 02:21 UTC 2002 |
<shrug> Just stating personal opinion
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russ
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response 14 of 19:
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Apr 17 04:15 UTC 2002 |
Re #11: When you consider that one of the big uses of poetry
was in the transmission of oral history, rhyming and meter have
an obvious function. They are mnemonic devices which provide
"glue" to hold the piece together over time and between carriers.
As proof of this, let me try to repeat one of my old pieces without
looking at the original. I can't recall the exact title (it was
something like "Ode to the dinner date from hell"), but it goes:
It wouldn't be so hard to meet
New people if you'd only just
Quit bitching 'bout the kind of seat
And over dinner stop your fuss.
You would likely make more friends
If you went seeking company
Instead of making clear your ends
Are only to get laid for free.
Friends are not to boss around
Nor nose into their privacy
So if you run a man to ground
Be quite assured it won't be me.
The above 3 stanzas are probably present elsewhere in this conference.
I'll let someone else compare the two and see if they differ. Try *that*
with blank verse after not looking at it for a few years. ;-)
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jaklumen
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response 15 of 19:
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Apr 17 04:40 UTC 2002 |
resp:9 Perhaps so, but I've heard some really bad rhyming poetry, by
the general populace.
resp:10 whoa, you couldn't catch that I wasn't uberserious in my
criticism? Perhaps you've forgotten I've praised remmers for many of
his offerings, and I don't think I've ever seen a poem of his that
*doesn't* rhyme. Me, I've only said rhyme and meter is really
difficult for me to use, and the latter I don't quite get. I can't
hear the rhythm in my usual reading. Maybe if I read it aloud.
Rhyme and meter is easier for me if I have musical accompaniment.
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morwen
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response 16 of 19:
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Apr 17 14:30 UTC 2002 |
Yea, verily. I must think and work diligently to make rhyme and meter
work. I admire those that are able to do so, but as for me, I much
prefer free-verse.
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dea
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response 17 of 19:
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Apr 23 03:31 UTC 2002 |
Wee i enter a need for sleep induced poem and i gets a debate of rhyme against
rhyme. i myself i love both types, one of my favorite poems is the Oddesy,
which obviusly dosnt rhyme
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jaklumen
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response 18 of 19:
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Apr 23 06:38 UTC 2002 |
not in translation.. does it rhyme in Greek?
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morwen
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response 19 of 19:
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Apr 23 18:33 UTC 2002 |
No. It's driven primarily by rhythm. I don't think they practice
rhyme in Greek poetry. At least not in epic poetry, as per the Iliad
and the Oddysey.
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