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Dig those rhythm and meter combinations.

Some common combinations in English poetry and song, in no particular order are:

  • Iambic pentameter
  • Alexandrine
  • Fourteeners
  • Iambic tetrameter
  • Iambic trimeter
  • Trochaic tetrameter
  • Dactylic hexameter

 
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