BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Poetry@lemmy.world · 6 months agoJeannine Hall Gailey, "Lessons Learned From Final Girls".lemmy.worldimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up140
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minus-squarebreadsmasher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·6 months agoSincerely curious, when does something move away from being a poem, and is more just short textual passages?
minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·6 months agoFundamentally it comes down to prose follows some basic rules where poetry really doesn’t have to. Here’s a pretty thorough breakdown: https://www.oxfordscholastica.com/blog/whats-the-difference-between-poetry-and-prose/ Note how they say right at the start that no firm line between the two exists.
minus-squarebreadsmasher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoProse was the word I couldn’t find, thanks. ill give it a read, appreciated!
minus-squareBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoI figure if it’s good prose is welcome too.
minus-squarebreadsmasher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoI enjoyed this post, but was curious about prose vs poetry
Sincerely curious, when does something move away from being a poem, and is more just short textual passages?
Fundamentally it comes down to prose follows some basic rules where poetry really doesn’t have to. Here’s a pretty thorough breakdown:
https://www.oxfordscholastica.com/blog/whats-the-difference-between-poetry-and-prose/
Note how they say right at the start that no firm line between the two exists.
Prose was the word I couldn’t find, thanks.
ill give it a read, appreciated!
I figure if it’s good prose is welcome too.
I enjoyed this post, but was curious about prose vs poetry