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Re:Giving you more characters by NamTaf on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @08:53PM (#15344026)
My guess is that sixty-seven has four syllables, twenty-five has three.
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Re:Giving you more characters by saghm on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @09:59PM (#15344292)
In the first verse, there doesn't seem to be any pattern to the lengths (in syllables) of the lines; 10, 7, 8, 8, 12, 8. I'm not sure the meter would really be damaged that much by reducing the last line by one syllable.
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Re:Giving you more characters by Kluny on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @11:13PM (#15344640)
Sixty-seven has a completely different feeling than twenty-five.
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Re:Giving you more characters by straws on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @10:53PM (#15344555)
It's likely less about meter than flow.
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