Have you ever broken away from the iamb? Did it work?

>>7658568
Why the fuck does that shit even exist? What the fuck is wrong with humans?

>>7658594
Well it closely mimics normal speach so is a convenient formal meter to write in.

>>7658604
That's a bullshit explanation.
Why not just use normal speech if that's what you want

>>7658611
Because poets love to be constrained. Trying to face the limitless possibilities that they could compose fills them with existential dread. Not a hardy breed.

>>7658611
Because it's not normal speach, it still has a structure to it. To measure out lines and create rhythm.

>>7658620
Freedom constrains you and constrains set you free.
You are right though, most poets can't write well without strict(ish) meter. Some, like Whitman and Eliot, can though.

>>7658568
OMG
do people really can-would sleep there?

>>7658568
I tried once but it ended up sounding like a mix of Shakespeare's witches and the raven.

>>7658645
/out/ here. fuck yeah i would.