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{{quote|I learned from ''[[Achewood]]'' that since [http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/stop.html this poem] is in ballad meter, it can be sung to the tune of ''[[Gilligan's Island]]''. Since then, [[Ear Worm|try as I might]], I haven't ONCE been able to read it normally.|''
The '''Common Meter''' (or "[[Ballad Meter]]") is a poetic rhythm [[Captain Obvious|which is, naturally, very common]]. (For the metrically inclined, it consists of alternating lines of iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter - although, and especially where hymns are concerned, "iambic" is not an absolute requirement) In layperson's terms, it consists of alternating lines of eight and six syllables, or 8.6.8.6. Abbreviated CM. There is also Common Meter Double (CMD), which is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]].{{verify|reason=Is it 8.6.8.6.8.6.8.6 or 8.8.6.6.8.8.6.6 or something else?}}
It's used in a number of well-known songs and poems, and as a result, you can swap the lyrics and tunes around, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZqR_M20Y48 often to amusing effect]. Some of the best One Song To The Tune Of Another rounds on ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]'' have done this (others have deliberately chosen songs with completely different meters to make it more difficult).
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Not to be confused with [[Common Time]]. A tune can scan to '''Common Meter''', be in [[Common Time]], neither, or both.
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* "[[Amazing Freaking Grace]]"
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[[Category:Poetry Tropes]]
[[Category:Music Tropes]]
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