Brēeze

(Scansion)

Swāyĭng brānchĕs,

( ¯ ˘ | ¯ ˘ trochaic)

māny̆ rūstlĭng

( ¯ ˘ | ¯ ˘ trochaic)

lē̆aves

( ˘ or ¯ depending on the next line if it is carried, otherwise ~ ¯ )

nō(t a )thĭng tō (thĕ) ĭmāgĭnātiŏn.

( ¯ ˘ | ¯ ˘ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ ˘ or ¯ ˘ ˘ | ¯ ˘ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ ˘ if t a and the are included. The second contains the dactyl, but both variations finish with the amphibrach giving a feminine quality to the line.)

Ĭmāgĭne—Īmăgīsm!

( ˘ ¯ ˘ | ¯ ˘ ¯ [˘] amphibrach and cretic, but we are sounding the m which hints at another syllable, or at least half: sesquisyllabic?. This would give imagism a trochaic rhythm.)

Sīmplĭcīty̆

( ¯ ˘ | ¯ ˘ )

wĭth ēas(z)e

( ˘ ¯ )

wĭth Nātŭre’s brēeze.

( ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ )