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'''Anapestic tetrameter''' is a characteristic [[poetry|poetic meter]]. |
'''Anapestic tetrameter''' is a characteristic [[poetry|poetic meter]]. |
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| − | In [[2369]], [[Data]] composed a poem in anapestic tetrameter with the following final lines: |
+ | In [[2369]], [[Data]] composed a poem in anapestic tetrameter with the following final lines ({{TNG|Schisms}}): |
| + | :''A Sunset Bloom |
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:''Then we sat on the sand for some [[time]] and observed |
:''Then we sat on the sand for some [[time]] and observed |
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:''How the [[bodies of water|oceans]] that cover the [[planet|world]] were perturbed |
:''How the [[bodies of water|oceans]] that cover the [[planet|world]] were perturbed |
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:''I began to expound upon tidal effects |
:''I began to expound upon tidal effects |
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:''When you asked me to stop, looking somewhat perplexed |
:''When you asked me to stop, looking somewhat perplexed |
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| − | :''So I did not explain why the [[sun |
+ | :''So I did not explain why the [[sun]]set turns red |
:''And we watched the occurrence in silence instead. |
:''And we watched the occurrence in silence instead. |
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| + | ==External link== |
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| + | * {{wikipedia}} |
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| + | [[Category:Literature]] |
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Revision as of 14:01, 23 March 2010
Anapestic tetrameter is a characteristic poetic meter.
In 2369, Data composed a poem in anapestic tetrameter with the following final lines (TNG: "Schisms"):
- A Sunset Bloom
- Then we sat on the sand for some time and observed
- How the oceans that cover the world were perturbed
- By the tides from the orbiting moon overhead
- "How relaxing the sound of the waves is," you said.
- I began to expound upon tidal effects
- When you asked me to stop, looking somewhat perplexed
- So I did not explain why the sunset turns red
- And we watched the occurrence in silence instead.