Yesterday I wrote about a race
\nThat speaks in rhyming couplets all the time
\nBut then, they might have many forms of rhyme
\nTo satisfy their need for rhythmic order
\nFor X points out that couplets may well border
\nOn dullness rather more than spoken grace.<\/p>\n
Her comment focused mainly on the use
\nOf enjambment as a way to keep the flow
\nOf thought between one’s verses, even though
\nI’ve often found, when all is said and done,
\nLike our fine and fickle friend, the lowly pun,
\nEnjamb-ed verse is subject to abuse.<\/p>\n
I agree that terms français<\/i>, peut etre<\/i> latin,
\nCan make a phrase sound ever so bravura.
\nAnd given the occasional caesura<\/i>
\nThe plainest little thought becomes exotic.
\nBut isn’t such a goal a bit quixotic?
\nI know I’m just a poor boy from Manhattan,<\/p>\n
So who am I to say? It’s really fine
\nIf some might want to break up all their phrasing
\nIn two, although I find it quite amazing
\nWe need a word from way across the ocean,
\n“Enjambment”, to express a simple notion.
\nWhy can’t we simply say “a run-on line”?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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