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Prose & Poetry (Line Segmentation (Rhyming Pattern(s) (ASL: Sign(s)…
Prose & Poetry
Line Segmentation
Line = Most Common Distinguishing Factor
Line Breaks Happen Arbitrarily
Poet's Artistry Decides When to Break Lines
Unusual Line Breaks & Punctuations
Maintaining Rhythmic Structure & Sound Pattern(s)
Changing Word Order
Form of Poetry
Sum of Lines on a Page
Rhyming Pattern(s)
ASL: Sign(s) Contain Same: Movement, Expression, Handshakes
Rhyme(s) = End of Line
English: Ending Words Sound the Same
Purpose & Function
Deliver Coherent Narrative(s)
Describe Sequence of Events
Primary Purpose = Successful Communication
Poetry Does Not Need Immediate Success
Push Linguistic Boundaries
Breaks Rules / Uses Unusual, Odd, Distortions to Create Something New (
Poem
)
Everyday, Normal Language w/ Established Vocal., Grammar, Ensure Comprehension (
Stories
)
Foregrounding
(word/image) Stand Out of Context
Obtrusive Regularity
(Parallelism)
Obtrusive Irregularity
(Poetic Distortion)
Repetition / Regularity
Violation of Rules
Strong Aesthetic Appeal
Pattern Establishment
Sudden Distortion by Irregular Element Wakening Audience(s)
Defamiliarisation
Presenting Ordinary/Familiar (to) Unfamiliar/Forcing Attention
Anthropomorphism
Metalinguistic Play
Formational Features of a Sign
Poetic Effect(s)
Create New Ways Perceiving Language and Reality
Rhythm
Important
Regardless Prose/Poem
Different Rhythm(s) / Signing Speed(s)
Highlighting Action(s) / Emotion(s)
Manipulating Aesthetic Manner to Foreground Language
Richard Carter
The Race
(
slow motion
)
Signing Speed Reflects
Extradiegetically
5 QUESTIONS
Chapter 11
Question 1:
Part 1
: Which is a better way to convey important information for a Deaf Audience, Prose or Poetry?
Part 2
: If the audience were hearing, would your answer from Part 1 change? If yes, why? (or) If no, why not?
Question 2:
Page 117-118
T.S. Elliot states, “I have never yet come across the difference between poetry and prose… I do not believe that any distinction between prose and poetry is meaningful.” Do you agree or, disagree with T.S. Elliot’s statement? Explain.
Question 3:
Page 126
Chapter 11 differentiates between Prose & Poetry by comparing: length, lines, purpose, function, flexibility, vocabulary, plot and rules. Of the 7, which do you believe to be the most influential?
Question 4:
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Originally, Poetry contained fixed text yet, stories were more free, flexible and able to change based on audience. Now, with today’s video technology, Poetry has become freer and more flexible and Stories have become more fixed. In your opinion, why did this happen?
Question 5:
Page 123
What are the pros / cons of using “Neologistic Signs”? (Neologistic Signs = signs that have never been used before)
Rules
Following Specific Rule Sets
Rhyming Schemes / Metric Structures / Mandatory Word Choice
'Discipline' - Poems (vs.) Stories
Restrictions / Parameters
raison d'être
ASL Storytelling & Literature
Chelsee Patterson
March 22nd, 2020
Chapter 11
Concept Map
Text Flexibility
Fixed (
vs
) Frozen
Prose Stories
Adaptive According to Audience(s)
Freer, More Performative, Flexible
Spontaneous
Create Stories as We Tell Them
Video Technology Changed Story Fixation(s)
Poetry
Pre-structured Text, Generalize Possibilities & Polish Work(s)
Adjust Accordingly Ahead -per Audience
Video Technology Changed Poetry Flexibility
Vocabulary
Prose:
Develop Sequence of Events
Higher Frequency of Established Signs
Hands are Indispensable
Need More
Vocabulary
Eyes / Gaze = Most Important (
Communication
)
Poetry:
Productive, Creative,
New
Ways of Signing
Deaf Poet's Experiment w/ New Signs
Signing Poet's Can Invent New Vocabulary
English Poet's Cannot Create a New Poem w/ New Word(s)
Relies on Non-Manual Elements
Need More
Focus
John Wilson
Lift
Eyes = Wider Variation Gaze Pattern(s)
Neologistic Signs
Plot & Character(s)
Prose
Plot(s)
Cause-and-Effect Relationship(s)
Eventful
Poetry
Self Expression
Static Scenes Making Stories
Poetic Snapshot
Brief / Intense Description
Richard Carter's Work(s)
Length
Poems:
Shorter Than Stories
Fewer Words
(
Haiku
) Highlights Linguistic Compression
Brief Meaning = People See & Feel Strongly
Epic Poem(s) = Extremely Long
ASL Poems Typically Not Written
Poetry Types: Free Verse, Concrete, Prose, Performance
Stories:
Chronological
Various Plot(s) & Character(s)
Vocabulary, Grammar & Structure