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The alexandrine was established as standard since it was thought to be more suitable for Modern Windermere, an alternative to the syllabic meters of Classical Windermere poetry. | The alexandrine was established as standard since it was thought to be more suitable for Modern Windermere, an alternative to the syllabic meters of Classical Windermere poetry. | ||
Varioua poets experimented with altering the alexandrine: they would change the grouping of the 12 syllables in the line, or they would not necessarily use six iambs. | |||
Some other meters are: | Some other meters are: | ||
*Anapaestic tetrameter: (uSuuSuuSuuS, S = stressed, u = unstressed) It is a somewhat uncommon meter but is used in the [[Verse:Tricin/King Sămtsay Song|King Sămtsay Song]], the Windermere anthem. | *Anapaestic tetrameter: (uSuuSuuSuuS, S = stressed, u = unstressed) It is a somewhat uncommon meter but is used in the [[Verse:Tricin/King Sămtsay Song|King Sămtsay Song]], the Windermere anthem. | ||
*Free verse | |||
*Rhyming prose, like poetic sections of the Imθumăytil | |||
===Sample=== | ===Sample=== | ||
<poem> | <poem> |
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