Talk:Common metre
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[edit] Common metre and Ballad Meter
These two pages are about the same thing, but have different content. I think they should be merged. 207.245.124.66 17:17, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
Though these two articles have the same content, it is impotant that it is understood that common meter is the technical term, not ballad meter. Perhaps the ballad meter article could link to the common meter article. Ballad meter is really only a relevant term when used in the context of the ballad. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 152.97.221.190 (talk • contribs).
I don't know much about this topic, but this page draws a distinction between "common meter" and "ballad meter"; specifically, that common meter requires the first and third lines to rhyme, while ballad meter does not. I don't know if that's a standard distinction. (I also don't quite get why two "meter"-s would be distinguished by their rhyme scheme, but this wouldn't be the most confusing terminology I've encountered.) —RuakhTALK 04:33, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
