Line length in poetry

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Which would probably indicate that it's all been hashed out before... either in a thread about line or a thread about meter.

the fact that there is a genereal consensus was also stated in the first post of the thread. We were doing more of an indepth cause and effect look into the science that leads to it.

Plus, just because there is a consensus doesn't mean that it is axiomatic (also mentioned in the first post )