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a poetic form that only worries about counting the syllables in a line and doesn't worry about where things are stressed

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A poetic form that counts syllables but doesn't stress them is known as free verse; the haiku is an example.

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A poetic form that only focuses on counting the syllables in a line without concern for where things are stressed is known as free verse.

This form does not adhere to any specific meter pattern, which means that it does not have a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables like other forms of poetry that follow a fixed meter.

An example of a syllable-based poetry form that ignores meter is the haiku, a Japanese form characterized by three unrhymed lines with a syllable count of 5-7-5, traditionally concerning nature.

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