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Rhyming works similarly to English (two words rhyme if rimes agree).
Rhyming works similarly to English (two words rhyme if rimes agree).


The most common meter in literary poetry by far is the alexandrine (''chănung tach-tach'' 'six-six meter'): 12 syllables with a caesura after syllable 6. The rhyming pattern may vary.
The most common meter in literary poetry by far is the alexandrine (''chinung tach-tach'' 'six-six meter'): 12 syllables with a caesura after syllable 6. The rhyming pattern may vary.


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The 12-syllable alexandrine was established as a meter more suitable for Modern Windermere, an alternative to the octosyllable (4+4) which is associated today with Classical Windermere (often religious) poetry.
The 12-syllable alexandrine was established as a meter more suitable for Modern Windermere, an alternative to the octosyllable, or ''chinung smäch-smäch'', which is associated today with Classical Windermere (often religious) poetry.


Some other meters are:
Some other meters are: