On Saturday 14 June 2008 7:23:10 Ian Kelly wrote: > On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 5:52 PM, Ben Caplan > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Huh. I was always taught in school that the sestet begins with a trochee. > > Well, it could just be that I'm an idiot and can't recognize a trochee > when I see one. But they sure scan like iambs to me.
No, I checked when you said that, and they scan like iambs to me too. Maybe it's some sort of urban legend. Pavitra