Jan 8, 2023
For anyone who doesn't immediately see why No. 3 is best: May I suggest why? The line perfect iambic tetrameter, and iambs are the metric feet closest to natural speech. This would be a great example to use in an Intro to Poetry class.
Written by Janice Harayda
Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.