Prose Poem | Literary Term | English Literature | Major English | Plus Two Level
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prose poem is a poem written in prose but containing the elements of poetry.
Prose is anything written down that does not possess any poetic meter.
Poetic meter is the rhythm of a poem. Prose contains narrative
and does not follow any set rhythm, while poetry is rhythmic and
image-based. Prose poetry is anything that combines these elements into a
single piece of writing. Prose poetry is poetry that is not written in
verse and contains other poetic attributes, such as rhythm and metaphors. Some
of the elements of poetry that are found in a prose poem are effective rhythms,
figures of speech, rhyme, internal rhyme, alliteration, assonance, consonance,
powerful images, etc. Characteristics of Prose, Poetry & Prose Poetry are
as follows: Prose is written in paragraphs, tells a story rather than describes
an image or metaphor, generally has characters and a plot. Poetry is written in
verse, written in poetic meter, focuses on image-driven metaphors, might have a
narrative but it might not or it might be harder to understand. Prose poetry looks
like prose (written in paragraphs), focuses on images, includes instances of
poetic meter, and contains language play, such as repetition.
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