Part One: The the Lines chapter, I mostly had all of that information, metric feet and lines, tucked away in some corner of my mind, but knowing and doing are two incredibly different things. It looks like you can't have two heavy stresses together at all, but you can have multiple light stresses together. I have a vague idea, but I would like to know for sure. Trying to get the correct metric length, and rhyme scheme along with everything else we have talked about seems nearly impossible. That is probably why most poems focus on one or two things.
The piece of art that I chose is called 'Ships in Distress.' That basically tells you what is in the picture, five ships being bobbed around by the waves with a storm coming, I think a sixth one when down. It was painted by a man named Ludolf Hackhuysen, a German born Dutch painter. The ship that we have the best view of has a flag, the colors are a little off, but given the he was a Dutch painter the flag could fit that red, white and blue pattern.
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Hi Dathan, and remember that in the chapter for sure you can use two heavy or two equal stressed syllabules together and we call it a spondee. The example they used was "Bright Star!" so there are no fixed rules on how to use stresses, but it does get complicated when deciding if they are stressed or unstressed, as often it is subjective and hard to tell. I like this painting and how it's a metaphor for lots of rough spots in life. I am reminded of the film Good Will Hunting and the painting in Robin Williams' character's office. Did you see that one?!
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