• Emily Dickinson seems rather tame because she pretty much uses the same meter every time. It's called 'common meter.' It's a line of four beats that's followed by a line of three beats.

  Billy Collins
  American poet
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1. dickinson
2. followed
3. pretty
4. called
5. common
6. beats

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Emily Dickinson seems rather tame because she pretty much uses the same meter every time. It's called 'common meter.' It's a line of four beats that's followed by a line of three beats. by : Billy Collins

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