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From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
Did not have rime or regular rhythm. Each line was cut in two by a pause, with two accented syllables in each half, the whole line tied together by alliteration; as, "A rocket was ready to take you to Rio". |
From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944 |
Saxon poetry did not have rime or regular rhythm. Each line was cut in two by a pause, with two accented syllables in each half, the whole line tied together by alliteration, as, "A rocket was ready to take you to Rio." |
See Poetry.
Miscellaneous |
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