Shādows o)f(or) Me (Scansion)

Shādows o)f(or) Me

(Scansion)

Ī wăve

( ¯ ˘ the reversal, ˘ ¯ takes the emphasis away from self)

⠀⠀⠀yōu wăve

⠀⠀⠀( ¯ ˘ )

Īmĭtātiŏn—

( ¯ ˘ | ¯ ˘ )

Thĕ ōnly̆ tīme

( ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ )

⠀⠀⠀Ĭ sēnse mȳsĕlf.

⠀⠀( ˘ ¯ | ¯ ˘ notice that if we have ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ there would be a very different meaning)

Dēstr(oy)uction (Scansion)

Dēstr(oy)uction

(Scansion)

Kīllĕr ŏf trēes!
( ¯ ˘ | ˘ ¯)

⠀⠀⠀ Thăt’s whāt thĕy āre.
( ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ also ¯ ˘ | ˘ ¯ reversal is appropriate, but the interpretation is slightly different)

⠀⠀⠀ —thōse hŭ[mān]ĭtārĭāns
( ~ ¯ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ clipping the iamb to keep emphasis)

Tēmper(ature)

Water is scarce
—reaching it
is difficult.

See(k)ing,
(p)reaching.

⠀⠀ S⠀⠀t⠀⠀r⠀⠀e⠀⠀t⠀⠀c⠀⠀h⠀⠀(⠀i⠀⠀n⠀⠀g⠀)⠀!⠀—

Shādows o)f(or) Me

I wave
⠀ you wave
Imitation—

The only time
⠀ I sense myself.
Somewhat
⠀ glorified
⠀ majest(y)ic.

Sūn (Scansion)

Sūn

(Scansion)

Grēat Stăr!
( ¯ ˘ the alternative ˘ ¯ lacks emotion)

My̆ līfe
( ˘ ¯ )
—Hōw dŏ Ī bŏw dōwn tŏ thēe?
( ~ ¯ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ it is possible for ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ˘ ¯ with the anapest)

Whāt Has (Mother) Nature Done?

(Spenserian Sonnet)

The Spenserian sonnet is unique in that the quatrains are interlocked by their rime. The rime scheme is given by abab bcbc cdcd ee with the volta always occurring at the final couplet. The sonnet is classified as Italian because it only has five rimes. Spenser’s form was not very popular, but it is very beautiful.

Bīt(ing)ter Wind (Scansion)

Bīt(ing)ter Wind

Scansion

Ĭts ūnĕxpēct-
( ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ )
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ĕd mūr-
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀( ˘ ¯ )
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀mŭrs—Whȳ păss hēre?
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀( ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ )