But monosyllables in o,

Are counted long. Example—stō.

And omega, the whole world over,

’S as long as ’tis from here to Dover.

If r should chance a word to wind up,

’Tis short in general, make your mind up;

But fār, lār, nār, and vīr, and fūr

Pār, compār, impār, dispār, cūr,

As long must needs be cited here,

With words from Greek that end in er;