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==Poetry== | ==Poetry== | ||
Classical Windermere poetry usually uses the 4+4 octosyllable meter (''χăynung slămaaχ''), the 4+6 decasyllable meter (''χăynung slămaaχ te tălaχ''), the 5+5 decasyllable or the 6+4 decasyllable | Classical Windermere poetry usually uses the 4+4 octosyllable meter (''χăynung slămaaχ''), the 4+6 decasyllable meter (''χăynung slămaaχ te tălaχ''), the 5+5 decasyllable or the 6+4 decasyllable. | ||
The poems in the Imθumăytil are from a more archaic layer of Classical Windermere poetry. | Classical Windermere poetry was influenced by Classical Tseer poetry which used these meters; different meters were deemed appropriate for different contexts. | ||
The poems in the Imθumăytil are from a more archaic layer of Classical Windermere poetry. A form of cynghanedd was also used. | |||
Where should the piyyut-like meters come from? | |||
[[Category:Windermere]] | [[Category:Windermere]] |
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