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Rules for the Dance: A Handbook for Writing and Reading Metrical Verse (1st Edition) by Mary Oliver Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 1998 ISBN-10: 0-395-85086-X / 039585086X ISBN-13: 978-0-395-85086-2 / 9780395850862 Just as dancing is "the art of moving in accord with a pattern," says Mary Oliver, so is writing metrical verse. "One sorts out the pattern, one relies on it, and relaxes from effort to pleasure." The rules (concerning rhyme, line length, and pattern) are made if not to be deliberately flouted, |