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MonometerIn poetry, a monometer is a line of verse with just one metrical foot, exemplified by this portion of Herrick's "Upon His Departure Hence":
I looked upon the rotting sea, And drew my eyes away; I looked upon the rotting deck, And there the dead men lay.I looked upon the rotting sea, And drew my eyes away; I looked upon the rotting deck, And there the dead men lay.I looked upon the rotting sea, And drew my eyes away; I looked upon the rotting deck, And there the dead men lay. Finish my shoulder. [She examines her arm.] I
here in the centre of my lips was quite an idea.
TSUMU [busily pounding the QUEEN]. An inspiration of the Gods!
HELENA. The Gods have nothing to do with it. I copied it from a
women have such good ideas. [HELENA twists about.]
TSUMU. If your majesty doesn't sit still, I may.html">may pinch you.
HELENA [boxing her ears]. None of your tricks, you ebony fiend!
TSUMU [crouching]. Descendant of paradise, forgive me.
HELENA. If you bruise my perfect flesh, the King will kill you.
just examining the arch of my foot.html">foot. Tsumu, you may kiss my foot.
TSUMU [prostrate]. May the Gods make me worthy of your kindness!
HELENA. That's enough. Tsumu, are you married?
TSUMU [getting up]. I've been so busy having babies I never had
sometimes being adored too much is trying. [She sighs deeply.] I
window.]
TSUMU. They are changing the guards at the gates of the palace.
ointment back into the box.]
HELENA. You're as careful with that ointment as Moo Moo is with
everybody to the galleys who dares lift a head when I pass by --
see besides Moo Moo are Analytikos and a lot of useless eunuchs.
TSUMU. Oh, those eunuchs!
HELENA [as she sits dreaming]. I wish, I wish ---- [She stops
not a bad woman.
TSUMU. He would die for you.
HELENA [relieved]. Ah! Do you think so, Tsumu?
TSUMU. All Sparta knows that His Majesty is a lover of. All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
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