"Trochee trips from long to short ... "

The last resolution I'm going to deal with for now is really for trimeter, specifically trochaic trimeter:

TUM ta TUM ta TUM ta TUM

If you're writing a trochaic line, you pretty much need that extra TUM on the end of the line. There is no additional 'ta' at the start of the next line, either.

I forget what that extra TUM is called just now. But you need it in lines of trochees, or your line just keeps on rolling down a winding staircase. (This is also true for lines of dactyls.)

After this, for the next few weeks, I'm going to get back to talking with you about more general matters. See you then.