Sūn
(Scansion)
Grēat Stăr!
( ¯ ˘ the alternative ˘ ¯ lacks emotion)
My̆ līfe
( ˘ ¯ )
—Hōw dŏ Ī bŏw dōwn tŏ thēe?
( ~ ¯ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ it is possible for ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ˘ ¯ with the anapest)
Ī hăve hēard thăt
( ¯ ˘ | ¯ ˘ or ˘ ¯ | ¯ ˘ or ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ all will work)
⠀⠀⠀Zārăthūstră ānd hĭs ānĭmāls
( ~ ¯ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ )
⠀⠀⠀grēet yŏu ēvery̆ mōrnĭng
( ¯ ˘ | ¯ ˘ | ¯ ˘ )
⠀⠀⠀ŭpōn ă mōuntăin tōp
( ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ )
⠀⠀⠀ŏutsīde (ŏf) hĭs cāve.
( ˘ ¯ | ˘ ˘ ¯ anapest gives a difference emphasis or ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ omitting of)
Vērĭly̆ —
( ¯ ˘ ˘ dactyl, almost an exclamation to make a point)
⠀⠀⠀Thŏu ārt my̆ Gōd.
( ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ )
Yŏu grānt mĕ līfe
( ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ )
⠀⠀⠀sūstĕnănce
( ¯ ˘ ˘ )
Ĭ būrn fŏr Yoū
( ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ )
⠀⠀⠀ăs Yoŭ būrn fŏr mē.
( ˘ ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ or ˘ ¯ ˘ | ˘ ¯ emphasizing the importance of You)
Wĕ ĕxīst
( ˘ ˘ ¯ )
⠀⠀⠀thĕrefōre
( ˘ ¯ the emphasis could very well be reversed as in ¯ ˘, but the first is preferable to align the stronger finishes for each of the final lines.)
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀wĕ āre!(Realism)
( ˘ ¯ )