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Prose and Poetry (Line Segmentation (Line breaks are often used in poetry…
Prose and Poetry
Line Segmentation
Line breaks are often used in poetry to represent rhythmic structure. In poetry, they are usually there for a purpose.
However, in regular written work, a line break doesn't have to have a deep meaning. In some prose poetry, it is there to simulate a poem structure but isn't a rhythmic poem.
Sometimes, if you use line breaks on an everyday sentence, it can resemble poetry in appearance but not actually be from a poem.
While sign language poetry does not phonetically rhyme, it can rhyme in other ways, even simultaneously. If they have similar location, palm orientation, movement paths, or handshapes, that could be considered a rhyme.
Purpose and Function
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Poetry is a form of art and communication of the message is not usually the first concern of the poet.
Foregrounding: an attempt to make a word or concept stand out in relation to the other words. (p. 121)
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Rules
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While this doesn't always help differentiate the two concepts from one another, we do usually think of poetry as much more disciplined.
Poetry must have rules because without rules, there is nothing for the poet to challenge. For a poet to break the rules, there must be rules in place to be broken.
Length
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However, there are many long poems as well, such as Epic poems, so length alone will not differentiate the two concepts.
Flexibility of Text
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Some poems change over time and can be adjusted to different audiences to better fit their experiences.
Plot and Characters
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In stories, there is a sequence of events and the placement is meaningful.
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Vocabulary
Stories tend to use established vocabulary whereas poetry is often known for bending the rules of language to obtain their goal.
Prose is used to communicate a specific message. Often it is easily translated into another language because of this. However, poetry is used to express a different kind of message and often prioritizes aesthetic pleasure over message content (p. 117).