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Lines in poetry and found poems!
Poetry is made up of lines and stanzas….in prose it would be sentences and paragraphs. So what is the difference between the poetry and prose variations? Don’t they do the same job? ….Well not exactly The line is a unit of words typically written to have a specific effect…such as a line break …a pause,Continue reading “Lines in poetry and found poems! “
The stresses on words and the rythmn of poetry
The best way to read poetry is aloud. The choice of words the amount of syllables and the arrangement of lines will dictate the rhythm The time taken to say the word will depend on the amount of syllables and where the stress lies. Punctuation affects rhythmn . Line stops or the running of twoContinue reading “The stresses on words and the rythmn of poetry”
