Reply To: Poetry containing stress, scansion, or meter marks

I can see where that is confusing.

If a poem has ONLY foot symbols but no syllable breaks or accent marks, the second writing may be contracted.  If there are syllable breaks or accent marks, the second writing should NOT be contracted...regardless of what else is shown in the poem.

I will add this to my list for clarification.  Thanks for writing!

Cindi