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{{smallcaps|Officer}}: What kind of clothes do I suppose would be worn by a man with a mole on his nose? Who knows? |
{{smallcaps|Officer}}: What kind of clothes do I suppose would be worn by a man with a mole on his nose? Who knows? |
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{{smallcaps|David}}: Did I happen to mention,did I bother to disclose, that this man that we're seeking with the mole on his nose? I'm not sure of his clothes or anything else, except he's Chinese, a big clue by itself. |
{{smallcaps|David}}: Did I happen to mention,did I bother to disclose, that this man that we're seeking with the mole on his nose? I'm not sure of his clothes or anything else, except he's Chinese, a big clue by itself. |
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{{smallcaps|Maddie}}: [[Lampshade Hanging|How do you do that?]] |
{{smallcaps|Maddie}}: [[Lampshade Hanging|How do you do that?]] |
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{{smallcaps|David}}: Gotta read a lot of [[Dr. Seuss]]. |
{{smallcaps|David}}: Gotta read a lot of [[Dr. Seuss]]. |
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{{smallcaps|Officer}}: I'm sorry to say, I'm sad to report, I haven't seen anyone at all of that sort. Not a man who's Chinese with a mole on his nose with some kind of clothes that you can't suppose. So get away from this door and get out of this place, or I'll have to hurt you - put my foot in your face. }} |
{{smallcaps|Officer}}: I'm sorry to say, I'm sad to report, I haven't seen anyone at all of that sort. Not a man who's Chinese with a mole on his nose with some kind of clothes that you can't suppose. So get away from this door and get out of this place, or I'll have to hurt you - put my foot in your face. }} |
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* One episode of the ''[[The West Wing]]'' had the president and staff wondering about the mental capacity of one of the Justices of the Supreme Court after he issued comments in Iambic Tetrameter, identified positively by the writing staff. |
* One episode of the ''[[The West Wing]]'' had the president and staff wondering about the mental capacity of one of the Justices of the Supreme Court after he issued comments in Iambic Tetrameter, identified positively by the writing staff. |
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Unrhymed Iambical Pentameter |
Unrhymed Iambical Pentameter |
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It seems to come quite naturally to me |
It seems to come quite naturally to me |
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I feel so eloquent and... [[Shaped Like Itself|eloquent]]. |
I feel so eloquent and... [[Shaped Like Itself|eloquent]]. |
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My God. I think I'm on an acid trip. }} |
My God. I think I'm on an acid trip. }} |
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* Subverted in [[Molière]]'s ''[[Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme]]'', in which the title character, having learned that it is more elegant to speak in prose rather than affecting metre, is delighted to learn he has been speaking prose all his life without knowing it. |
* Subverted in [[Molière]]'s ''[[Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme]]'', in which the title character, having learned that it is more elegant to speak in prose rather than affecting metre, is delighted to learn he has been speaking prose all his life without knowing it. |
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