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posted by [identity profile] houseboatonstyx.livejournal.com at 03:54am on 28/09/2012
For an 'at' to scan in that line, what in the world do the other lines sound like?

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posted by [identity profile] sam-t.livejournal.com at 12:06pm on 28/09/2012
I think that they probably sound pretty much the same, but the lines you (that is, one, not you personally) compare are probably different. Theory:

UK:
AABB pattern
2x line with the rhythm of 'This little piggy went to' + 1 or 2 syllables
2x line with the rhythm of 'This little piggy had' + 1 or 2 syllables

US:
ABAB pattern, where A is a longer line and B is a line of 7 syllables with a rhyme or half-rhyme.

Just a thought, but it might explain why both sides are convinced theirs scans better - they're consciously or unconsciously expecting that line to match a different pattern. Or of course, it could just be a case of the version you're used to sounding better.
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