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Eric Brooks
4/8/2022 10:28:20 pm
So important. I learned the key role & rhythm of the penultimate line, from humor - specifically, comic strip writer Berkeley Breathed. He nearly always places the joke *on* the penultimate line. The final line completes the meta-thought of the strip. To read Breathed's strips and get a strong sense of penultimate line rhythm see:
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Daniel Blackston
4/9/2022 09:24:20 am
Thanks for this info and link!
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