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This poem by Tennyson is a classic New Year's Eve poem, filled with good wishes and hopeful pleas.
Read the following blog post to learn more about its structure and metre, and you can also do a simple vocabulary exercise!
https://grammaticus.blog/2023/01/04/tennyson-ring-out-wild-bells/
#poem #poetry #englishliterature #tennyson #newyear #englishteacher #learningenglish #scansion
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CW: Extremely Nerdy Question
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And like all good internet rabbit holes, I discovered that the #texteditor I'm looking for -- the one that does #scansion of #poeticmeter -- EXISTS! And is called Versepad:
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It turns out the correct term for what I was asking for is #scansion of #poeticmeter, and yes, there is an AI that does this!
I found this handy online scansion editor at http://www.logical.ai/arma/ and plugged in a verse from "Paragraph President" by the mighty #Blackalicious, results in the screenshot. Success!
There must be an #API for this, so any #developer thinking of making a #rhyming #texteditor for #poets, #lyricists, and #songwriters could call on that.
Site owned by a kid from #MIT.
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My first poetry post this year presents Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem "Ring Out, Wild Bells"—one of the perfect poems for the beginning of a new year.
In the post, I've included a brief lesson on #scansion and #iambic metre. Don't worry, they don't bite, I promise! And as always, there's a brief vocabulary exercise for English language learners.
https://grammaticus.blog/2023/01/04/tennyson-ring-out-wild-bells/
What are some of your New Year wishes?
#Poem #Poetry #Tennyson #EnglishLiterature #NewYear #LearningEnglish #EnglishTeacher