Friday, October 18, 2013

On the Differences between Poetry and Prose


In his poem, “  On the Differences between Poetry and Prose”, T.E. Hulme differentiate the distinctive aspects about poetry and prose. To convey a defined meaning of prose, he used Algebra as an example. He explains that Algebra (prose) convey concrete things without any imagery or visualization in the process. He undergoes poetry differently making poetry more flexible and free to use style. With poetry, it delivers a physical image and decorates the poem with metamorphic language. In contrast, prose is straightforward and just ordinary words without the artistic form. For example, "He inquisitively searched for the answer" can be example of poetry. Instead of saying, "he discovered the answer" which is prose, I used it in a more poetic way. 

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