Write a Poem in Trochaic Meter
Poetry Contest
"Trochaic meter is often described as having a 'falling rhythm.' This refers to the fact that the stress comes first and then it falls off into the unstressed beat. This is in contrast to an iambic meter which has a rising rhythm (the stress comes first followed by the unstressed beat)." - from www.poemanalysis.com
Trochee is a metrical foot composed of two syllables: stressed followed by an unstressed syllable. It is often used to make the poem intentionally sound different and somewhat unnatural. Good examples are Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The Song of Hiawatha."
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 24.00 member dollars. There are 10 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 54.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Sunday, January 3, 2021.
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Trochee is a metrical foot composed of two syllables: stressed followed by an unstressed syllable. It is often used to make the poem intentionally sound different and somewhat unnatural. Good examples are Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The Song of Hiawatha."
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 24.00 member dollars. There are 10 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 54.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Sunday, January 3, 2021.
