01-05-2017, 10:15 AM
Tyger, Tyger, burning bright,
in the forest of the night 2 lines in trochee tetrameter (16 syllables)
Is this not 14 syllables
Ty - ger, Ty - ger, burn - ing bright
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
in the fo - rest of the night
BTW you left out the American revolution. Granted a a spurious premise, but still it rest upon a flimsy reed.
The edit tries to suggest revolutionaries aren't any better than rulers before them. The American revolution brought a democratic system that limited the evil of man's heart but couldn't change or get rid of it e.g. Nixion and Trump only God can change the true nature of man hence the need of a devolution of power.
in the forest of the night 2 lines in trochee tetrameter (16 syllables)
Is this not 14 syllables
Ty - ger, Ty - ger, burn - ing bright
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
in the fo - rest of the night
BTW you left out the American revolution. Granted a a spurious premise, but still it rest upon a flimsy reed.
The edit tries to suggest revolutionaries aren't any better than rulers before them. The American revolution brought a democratic system that limited the evil of man's heart but couldn't change or get rid of it e.g. Nixion and Trump only God can change the true nature of man hence the need of a devolution of power.
Poetry is the unexpected utterance of the soul
Mark Nepo
Mark Nepo