06-06-2014, 02:12 AM
Q,
You can do this yourself. Try and force the words into de de DA:
the midDEL/of the NIGHT/was silENT
Do you see? There are some where it is not so obvious. Ella worries about 'both' because it is strongish, for a weak stress, but could go, depending on how it was read --but remember, you can have forced stress just like forced rhyme. 'Both' can be either strong or weak, depending on the words around. If you say it and it sounds silly as de de DA, it is wrong.
in the COOL/of the NIGHT/ q wrote THIS
as he WENT/to the BOG/for a PISS
that kind of thing. Someone suggested trying it with limericks --there! I've started you off!
You can do this yourself. Try and force the words into de de DA:
the midDEL/of the NIGHT/was silENT
Do you see? There are some where it is not so obvious. Ella worries about 'both' because it is strongish, for a weak stress, but could go, depending on how it was read --but remember, you can have forced stress just like forced rhyme. 'Both' can be either strong or weak, depending on the words around. If you say it and it sounds silly as de de DA, it is wrong.
in the COOL/of the NIGHT/ q wrote THIS
as he WENT/to the BOG/for a PISS
that kind of thing. Someone suggested trying it with limericks --there! I've started you off!