The Case For Meter and Rhyme, Part 2

PSA: Listen to Alice's delightful podcast Poetry SaysOutline:Intro: The Case For Accentual-Syllabic VerseNine Benefits of Meter1. Compositional Mindfulness2. Musicality3. Memorability4. Structural Integrity5. Prosodic Expressivity6. Prosodic Literacy7. Allusiveness (with discussion of Post-Colonialism)8. Stylistic Elevation9. Advocacy of OrderThe Benefits of Alliteration and Rhyme 1. All the above!2. Sonic-semantic linkageSupport the showVISIT MY WEBSITE HERE.BUY VERSECRAFT MERCH HERE.VISIT THE VERSECRAFT SUBSTACK HERE.Please subscribe, rate, and review! Thanks so much for listening.You can leave me a tip, support the podcast, or request a commission here! TikTok:  @versecraftSend me a note at: [email protected] favorite poetry podcasts for: Sharp thoughts and cutting truths (Matthew): Sleerickets  Lovely introspection and sensitive reflection (Alice): Poetry Says The landscape of Ohioan poetry (Jeremy): Poetry Spotlight  Supported in part by The Ohio Poetry AssociationArt by David Anthony KlugList 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 (/ /)