02-14-2015, 02:10 PM
Hello!
I am still coming to grips with meter, and I have not had much luck finding a concise answer to this question I have. Hoping that you, my fellow & more experienced poets, have the answer I would relish the opportunity to learn from you. Now, I know there is information about meter on the site, and I have searched but have not been able to find the answer I am looking for. So, here is my question about the very basics of meter.
Do the stressed and unstressed syllables come from the word?
Can some words go either way? e.g.: FALLen / fallEN
If so, do you know of any resources to help find where the stressed syllables are in a word? (I've checked some dictionaries, they are tedious and unclear)
Cheers, S.M.
I am still coming to grips with meter, and I have not had much luck finding a concise answer to this question I have. Hoping that you, my fellow & more experienced poets, have the answer I would relish the opportunity to learn from you. Now, I know there is information about meter on the site, and I have searched but have not been able to find the answer I am looking for. So, here is my question about the very basics of meter.
Do the stressed and unstressed syllables come from the word?
Can some words go either way? e.g.: FALLen / fallEN
If so, do you know of any resources to help find where the stressed syllables are in a word? (I've checked some dictionaries, they are tedious and unclear)
Cheers, S.M.