Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 6 AIL 0519 short lesson, about 20 seconds
When a Line Will Not Scan Evenly
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The idea
Most metrical lines carry variations, and a poem is named for its prevailing pattern rather than its every line. Scan three or four lines and take the majority. A candidate who abandons the exercise at the first irregular line will misname metres that are perfectly regular overall.
In practice
Name the poem for its majority.
Where people slip
One odd line proves nothing.
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