Re: Rhyming Conlangs

Adam Walker scripsit:
> Which is one of the main reasons I consider most modern verse poorly written
> schlock.  Most of it reads like a cereal box.  Give me rhyme (or a good
> alliterative scheme) or give me prose.  Don't give me feeble prose
> masquerading as verse.  /soapbox
The primary discovery which leads to modern verse is that there is a
third basic rhythm in literature besides verse-proper (formal rhythm)
and prose (semantic rhythm), namely free association.

I'll write up the details sometime when I get a chance, or check
out Northrop Frye's _The Well-Tempered Critic_, which is very
accessible.

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