Which words have the strongest beat November night Norman MacCaig (missing image) It has the rhythm of a Limerick: No VEM ber night NOR man Mac CAIG There ONCE was a MAN from Al SACE This pattern is called Dactylic , having a STRONG syllable followed by two weak ones. Give me a man with a gun . The four-foot line, dactylic hexamete r, is more common: Guns to the left of them, Guns to the right - Tennyson It has sort of a galloping sound.
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Anonymouswhat is the rhythm of the poem.Which words have the strongest beatIt has the rhythm of a Limerick:November night Norman MacCaig (missing image)