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Verse and Prose is like a type of writing technique
like in poetry or in lines & stanzas
Can any one distinguishe them two (prose & verse)???

and can anyone tell me what this is (prose or verse)???:
p.s. I wrote this myself :]] --

Feeling the breeze on first day of December is like feeling the warmth of Christmas coming,
Putting up the Christmas tree and the lights is putting on my jolly for the season,
Going Christmas shopping in preparation for Christmas is getting ready to become generous,
Listening to the children talk to Santa on the radio is listening to the beliefs of joy in kids,
Seeing the colorful lights as I walk down the streets at night is seeing the stars up close.

Do i need to fix the period or commas???
THANKSSS! BIGBONUSS! :D

2007-12-03 15:06:58 · 2 answers · asked by Thrills 5 in Education & Reference Homework Help

2 answers

The simple answer is that verse is language that has been broken into lines, and may or may not have a rhyme scheme or meter. Prose is not intentionally broken at certain places; it just kicks down to the next line when it runs out of paper.

What you wrote looks like verse to me.

Edit:

In response to the answer below: you can punctuate poems however you want to. Look up E. E. Cummings; he wasn't a big fan of standard punctuation. However, you've got to have a reason for what you are doing.

2007-12-03 15:13:02 · answer #1 · answered by q_bertk57 2 · 0 0

Poetry is elevated thought expressed in elevated language.

It may involve rhyme - but it doesn't have to.
It may be written in a certain rhythm - but it doesn't have to be.
When there is neither rhyme nor rhythm, it's called free verse.

And that is what your example is - free verse. As for punctuation each of the lines should end with a period - no commas.

2007-12-03 23:17:24 · answer #2 · answered by jotacar 7 · 0 0

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