prose-poem
Lyrical paragraph form
A prose-poem is a piece of writing that uses poetic techniques—imagery, rhythm, compression, figurative language—while appearing as continuous prose rather than verse with line breaks.
The form blurs boundaries between poetry and prose, emphasizing intensity and lyricism over narrative or argument: Her prose-poems read like dreams committed to paper.
French decadent poet
- illuminationsDecorative lighting displays
- spleenBlood-filtering abdominal organ
- flaneurIdle urban observer
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
surrealism · modernism · Tate · flash · micro · hybrid · experimental · avant-garde
Song's text
- fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- paragraphDistinct section of text
- blockSolid mass, or impede
vignette · meditation · monologue · apostrophe · incantation · litany · canto · passage
Expressive, melodic quality
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
musicality · imagery · metaphor · juxtaposition · ellipsis · ambiguity · suggestiveness · intensity
Baudelaire
French decadent poet
- illuminationsDecorative lighting displays
- spleenBlood-filtering abdominal organ
- flaneurIdle urban observer
symbolism · surrealism · modernism · Tate · flash · micro · hybrid · experimental · avant-garde · innovation
lyric
Song's text
block · vignette · meditation · monologue · apostrophe · incantation · litany · canto · passage · section
lyricism
Expressive, melodic quality
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
cadence · musicality · imagery · metaphor · juxtaposition · ellipsis · ambiguity · suggestiveness · intensity · economy
lineation
Division into lines
white space · closure · ending · opening · title · untitled · revision · drafting · workshop · submission
prose-poemsonnet
Fourteen-line metered poem
villanelle · blank verse · iambic pentameter · haiku · rhymed couplets
prose-poemtraditional poetry
Formally structured literary verse
genre fiction · formal essay · epic poetry · linear narrative
prose-poemtechnical writing
Clear explanation of complexity
legal writing · instruction manual · business writing · reportage · encyclopedia entry
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