Answer to Question #194488 in English for ORATILE

Question

EXPLAIN HOW A POEM IS DIFFERENT FROM PROSE AND ,IN YOUR OWN WORDS ,EXPLAIN WHY A POEM AFFECTS PEOPLE INTENSELY THAN PROSE

Answer 1

(a)

1A poem pieces are always short while the prose pieces are always long.

2. A poem pieces does not contain facts while a prose pieces contains facts.

3. The language of poetry tends to be more expressive or decorated, with comparisons, rhyme, and rhythm while the language of prose is typically straight forward without much decoration.

4. Shape of poetry varies depending on line length and commitment of poet while the shape of the prose looks like a large blocks of words.

5. Poetry uses line breaks for reasons depending on how poet wants to emphasize an idea or to follow a formatted rhythm while in a prose there are no line breaks as sentences run to the right margin.

6.Prose tends to comprise of full grammatical sentences building paragraphs while poetry typically comprises a musical scheme and usually some element of rhyme.

(b) Poem tends to affect people intensely compared to prose because poetic language usually makes use of literary devices like alliteration, simile and humor which helps in creating a response in the reader beyond the mere reading of the words hence effective than prose in conveying messages.