10/2013

For never can anything be amiss/
when simpleness of duty attend it

For ne-ver can a-ny-thing be a-miss/
when sim-ple-ness of du-ty a-ttend it

Iambic Pentameter
Blank Verse

For ne
-ver can
a-ny
-thing be
a-miss/

when sim
-ple-ness
of du
-ty a-
ttend it

Note the dynamic alteration between strong and weak syllable in each “iamb” (two syllables with alternating stress points an iamb make)

Also note the rhythm of the verse:

oh why
oh why
oh why
oh why
oh why

So the blank-verse..

For ne-ver can a-ny-thing be a-miss/
when sim-ple-ness of du-ty a-ttend it

Connotes a gradual evolution from poetry (Shakespeare’s sonnets), to drama (Shakespeare’s plays) & ultimately to tragedy (Shakespeare’s blank-verse whose rhythm and dynamics that are in the spirit of music - that tragic art)

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