Prose = Free Verse, Free Verse = Prose
"What distinguishes free verse from prose? One of its main features is the deliberate division of the lines, which may consist of very long units or of single words, and which may be divided in mid-sentence or even in mid-word." (Hamilton 239)
Prose can be free verse and free verse can be prose, according to Hamilton. Splitting the lines of a prose work turns it into a free verse. However, combining a free verse turns it into prose. Right? Who knows. This explanation of the difference between prose and free verse is not very clear.
Prose can be free verse and free verse can be prose, according to Hamilton. Splitting the lines of a prose work turns it into a free verse. However, combining a free verse turns it into prose. Right? Who knows. This explanation of the difference between prose and free verse is not very clear.
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Bruce Groh on Prose = Free Verse, Free Verse = Prose: I enjoy writing poetry. I have
Bruce Groh on Prose = Free Verse, Free Verse = Prose: I enjoy writing poetry. I have
Greta Carroll on Prose = Free Verse, Free Verse = Prose: Well, I don’t that is all ther
Bruce Groh on Prose = Free Verse, Free Verse = Prose: I enjoy writing poetry. I have
Greta Carroll on Prose = Free Verse, Free Verse = Prose: Well, I don’t that is all ther
Well, I don’t that is all there is to it, but Hamilton’s explanation is kind of confusing on this. But I think the punctuation of and decision of where to stop a line in free verse poetry is one of the hardest parts, at least for me. I can never decide where to stop the line, where to put a period, etc. because it is so crucial in free verse, it all the harder. And I think that this deliberate choice is what marks the difference. When one writes prose, one does not need to consider these things, and it is the deliberate choice of the author to consider these things which differentiates prose from free verse. It’s all about doing things intentionally for a specific reason.
I enjoy writing poetry. I have a sort of romantic style of writing, relating to personal experiences from the past and present, and place on paper in simple words. Helener Steiner Rice
who does poetry books using water colors for her
book jacket is who I can relate to. I believe the
success of getting published is about what's in
at the time, the style of poetry for the day, and
what people are reading most. So, if my kind of
writing is not in the main stream - I'm out!
Correct me if I'm wrong. I'm not an english major and don't know a participle from a sylogisium, or however you spell it, but I enjoy expressing myself using common every day words.
Send comment. Thanks Bruce
I enjoy writing poetry. I have a sort of romantic style of writing, relating to personal experiences from the past and present, and place on paper in simple words. Helener Steiner Rice
who does poetry books using water colors for her
book jacket is who I can relate to. I believe the
success of getting published is about what's in
at the time, the style of poetry for the day, and
what people are reading most. So, if my kind of
writing is not in the main stream - I'm out!
Correct me if I'm wrong. I'm not an english major and don't know a participle from a sylogisium, or however you spell it, but I enjoy expressing myself using common every day words.
Send comment. Thanks Bruce