Poetry written in prose form rather than in verse lines, that otherwise relies on poetic devices such as image, rhythm, compression and figurative language to make its meaning. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Place of OriginEarly 19th-century France and Germany, as a reaction against the traditional verse line. 1 StructureWritten as continuous prose with no line breaks, but keeps poetic devices such as fragmentation, compression, repetition, rhyme, metaphor and other figures of speech. 1 Notable ExampleCharles Baudelaire's Paris Spleen and Illuminations, following the earlier example of French pioneers such as Aloysius Bertrand. 1 Connections
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Form Of Genre
Lyric Poetry, Genres A prose-format realization of the lyric tradition's devices, without verse lineation.
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Prose poetry is poetry written in prose form instead of verse form while otherwise deferring to poetic devices to make meaning.
History section
In the West, prose poetry originated in early-19th-century France and Germany as a reaction against the traditional verse line. Baudelaire followed their example in works like Paris Spleen and Illuminations.
Characteristics section
Prose poetry is written as prose, without the line breaks associated with poetry. However, it makes use of poetic devices such as fragmentation, compression, repetition, rhyme, metaphor, and figures of speech.
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Form Of Genre: Lyric Poetry
Prose poetry is poetry written in prose form instead of verse form while otherwise deferring to poetic devices to make meaning.
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Page submenu block find poems find poets poem-a-day literary seminars materials for teachers poetry near you Though the name of the form may appear to be a contradiction, the prose poem essentially appears as prose, but reads like poetry.
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