Replying to a comment on:

Poetry in action (Free verse) by Bobjim

There lives near the edge of a town, A girl who I've never seen frown, Her beauty unequalled, There can be no sequel, So, will you go out with me now?

zodiac 22-Mar-04/2:54 PM
There LIVES / near the EDGE / of a TOWN,
A GIRL / who I've NE / ver seen FROWN,
Her BEAU / ty un EQualled,
There CAN / be no SEquel,
So, WILL you go OUT / with me NOW? -- feet made of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented syllable are called anapests.

The following is a well-known limerick by Edward Lear. It not only adds extra syllables to 3 & 4 (like yours) but also to 1, 2, & 5:

"There was an Old Man of Moldavia,
Who had the most curious behaviour;
For while he was able,
He slept on a table,
Until he found water beds wavier."

Edward Lear is, by the way, the most famous and prolific limericist ever.




Track and Plan your submissions ; Read some Comics ; Get Paid for your Poetry
PoemRanker Copyright © 2001 - 2024 - kaolin fire - All Rights Reserved
All poems Copyright © their respective authors
An internet tradition since June 9, 2001