How many syllables are in each line of the EXR softly as if instinct with thought they float and drift delay and turn and one of boards one is caught between in Oakley and A fern
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To determine the number of syllables in a line, you need to understand the concept of syllables in words. Syllables are the basic units of pronunciation and can be identified by breaking down a word into its component sounds. Here's how you can count the syllables in each line of the given text:
1. "EXR softly as if instinct with thought they float" - To count the syllables, you can break down each word and count the number of vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y) within the word.
EXR - This appears to be an abbreviation or possibly a name, and without further context it's difficult to determine the syllable count.
softly - Two syllables: soft-ly.
as - One syllable.
if - One syllable.
instinct - Two syllables: in-stinct.
with - One syllable.
thought - One syllable.
they - One syllable.
float - One syllable.
2. "and drift delay and turn and one of boards" - Applying the same process:
and - One syllable.
drift - One syllable.
delay - Two syllables: de-lay.
and - One syllable.
turn - One syllable.
and - One syllable.
one - One syllable.
of - One syllable.
boards - One syllable.
3. "one is caught between in Oakley and A fern" - Counting syllables:
one - One syllable.
is - One syllable.
caught - One syllable.
between - Two syllables: be-tween.
in - One syllable.
Oakley - Two syllables: Oak-ley.
and - One syllable.
A - One syllable.
fern - One syllable.
Please note that for proper names or abbreviations, syllable count can sometimes be unclear without further information.