stressed syllable
n=2
Wtf Does This Mean?
a: Stressed syllable ~
b: an atomic nucleus in every foot
What: "Classical metre, based on syllable-length rather than stress, has a foot called the spondee (//)consisting of two heavy syllables, and one called the pyrrhic (00)consisting of two light syllables, but it can be argued that neither is possible in our stress-based metre, where the stressed syllable is like an atomic nucleus in every foot. Every alleged spondee is either two truncated feet or a normal foot with one syllable relatively stronger than the other. "
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Writer: Brian Fewster
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Date: Oct 15 2013 12:44 PM
# 4020 Critique Analogy
Sound Stretching
a: Unstressed syllable ~
b: a coiled spring
What: "An unstressed syllable is like a person standing still; a stressed syllable is like a person stretching before exercise. An unstressed syllable is like a coiled spring; a stressed syllable is like an uncoiled spring. An unstressed syllable is like a folded up ladder; a stressed syllable is like an extended ladder."
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Writer: Marnie Reed, Boston University
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Date: Oct 15 2013 1:03 PM
# 4058 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.