A tinker, a tailor, a soldier, a sailor... <br />‘A one and a two and a three and a four, guys…’ <br /> <br />The amphibrach sings one of poetry’s basics; <br />a metrical foot – though a difficult one; it <br />is named from the Greek, meaning short at <br />both ends – that is, short, long, short, short, long short; <br />a poet can use it like this for a few lines, or longer; <br />however, it always seems trying to be something <br />else – like, some poor donkey who’s lame in one hind-leg; <br />it’s happier changing to dactyl or ana- <br />pest – see what I mean, now?<br /><br />Michael Shepherd<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/0016-amphibrach/
