Monometer
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In poetry
, a monometer is a line of verse with just one metrical foot, exemplified by this portion of Robert Herrick
's "Upon His Departure Hence":
A more famous example is the slogan of the Milk Marketing Board in the 1970s:
Drinka
Pinta
Milka
Day
whose trochaic monometer echoes Hiawatha
to assert the primitive importance of milk
. A poem with lines of absolutely minimal metrical length is:
Beanz
Meanz
Heinz
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
, a monometer is a line of verse with just one metrical foot, exemplified by this portion of Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick (poet)
Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English poet.-Early life:Born in Cheapside, London, he was the seventh child and fourth son of Julia Stone and Nicholas Herrick, a prosperous goldsmith....
's "Upon His Departure Hence":
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- Thus I
Passe by,
And die:
As one,
Unknown,
And gone.
- Thus I
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A more famous example is the slogan of the Milk Marketing Board in the 1970s:
Drinka
Pinta
Milka
Day
whose trochaic monometer echoes Hiawatha
Hiawatha
Hiawatha was a legendary Native American leader and founder of the Iroquois confederacy...
to assert the primitive importance of milk
Milk
Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...
. A poem with lines of absolutely minimal metrical length is:
Beanz
Meanz
Heinz
H. J. Heinz Company
The H. J. Heinz Company , commonly known as Heinz and famous for its "57 Varieties" slogan and its ketchup, is an American food company with world headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Perhaps best known for its ketchup, the H.J...