Cassandre Bouchard
@nautilusblue
Cassandre Bouchard
The most common symbols used to scan a poem are:
- Wand : A wand—represented as “/”—is placed over a strong syllable.
- Cup : A cup—represented as “u”—is placed over a weak or unstressed syllable.
- Foot boundary : A boundary mark—represented as “I”—separates the feet in a line of verse.
- Caesura : A break in speech, either between feet or phrases, is
Just a moment...
theory
There are many types of feet in poetry, including trochee, iamb, spondee, dactyl, and anapest, all of which have a different combination of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Just a moment...
theory
nostalgia and
Poem accompanying the photography series “Imagine Finding Me” by Chino Otsuka
nostalgia; Words by Chino Otsuka, from Imagine Finding Me.
we contain multitudes
Does your language have baked in emotions? 🤔
youtube.comhow language changes expression of feeling and coincidentally shame
very hungry caterpillar says eat the rich