The final metron of Book I was very interesting in its
composition. The very short and clipped lines gave a confused feeling that went
along with the th theme of the metron. The discussion within the metron of the
mind being clouded and compared the sea to being stirred up by the winds sets
the theme of confusion and obscurity and the discussion about taking the right
path both seemed to play into the metrons metrical structure. Because the
shortness of each line forces constant enjambment, the reader has to wind their
way through the passage taking the “rector trames” in order to understand the
meaning. It is a lovely way of illuminating the theme of a passage, using the
meter to create a structure that mimics the theme.
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