Need Help

[Thatgirloncfforums]

Hi All,

Does anyone here know of an app or group or individual capable of teaching poetic meter ? I'm struggling.

Thanks

 

[pen_and_poetry]

I'm struggling too. I watched a few youtube videos and just keep reading poetry that employs it, and trying to put it into practice. It's definitely not intuitive.

Do you have a particular meter you like best? I would maybe focus on one at a time and one that feels the best to you.

 

[pen_and_poetry]

Coming back here, I picked up the book "Rhyme's Reason" and that is helping me get a better grip of meter. My brain latches on to certain rhythms very easily and resists others. I don't really like the "da DUM ..." phrasing for iambic pentameter, but the author uses this instead:
"aBOUT aBOUT aBOUT aBOUT aBOUT"

to illustrate where the stress falls, and that we chose words whose stresses naturally match the rise and fall. I hope this helps!