MONODY in OCTET TETRAMETER

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The poem, "This Fort" is written in the form of the Monody in Octet Tetrameter style.

A verse consisting of four (4) metrical feet in English verse is known as a Tetrameter. In this poem each stanza contains eight (8) verses thus making each stanza an Octet or Octave. The last two verses in the Octet are written as couplets. In previous writings explanations were given for couplets. Now the question to you is this: Can you tell me if these are closed or opened couplets? Place your answer with your comments and I shall get back to you on this.

You should notice as well that all the verses in this Monody poem are 4 feet long. In poetry, a Monody refers to a poem in which one person laments another's death. You should see that in this poem rhymes appear at the end of all the verses. They are placed there for the purpose of echoing the end of another line of verse. End rhymes are the most common. These end rhymes occur in a rhyme scheme of abcabcff. Do you see any internal or middle rhymes in this poem? Please let me know and I'll tell if your right or wrong in my return comment to you. So let's trade knowledge here. One more thing, do you recognize any feminine or masculine rhymes in this poem? What are they? Now have fun until my next blog post. Cheers!