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Pastimes : A Poetry Corner

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To: HG who wrote (651)	1/16/2003 12:27:52 AM
From: elpolvo	Read Replies (1) of 1582

sheesh- syllable: dictionary.reference.com A unit of spoken language consisting of a single uninterrupted sound formed by a vowel, diphthong, or syllabic consonant alone, or by any of these sounds preceded, followed, or surrounded by one or more consonants. How many syllables in the following line and could you mark them out please... 26 syllables of beer on the wall... I \| watch \| my \| kids \| throw \| sand \|-balls \| at \| each \| oth \| er \| on \| the \| beach,\| the \| rules \| of \| neat \| ness \| stand \| sus \| pen \| ded \| for \| the \| day. this sentence is like regular prose and does not qualify as a haiku because it is over-syllabic. <simile>

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