• Tanis Nikana@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      Actually, it does
      You can control these lines
      With rhythm and meter
      Bringing forth abstract concepts

      Dropping a carriage return
      Is dropping a mind return
      And slicing prose just a bit
      Is the epitome of sharp wit

      Sometimes there’s rhymes
      Sometimes there’s not
      But to engage with poetry
      Is to be open to anything

      • Coelacanth@feddit.nu
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        To be honest I think both of you are right. It’s definitely a tool that can be used very deliberately and to great effect, but it’s also over-employed by poor writers in order to make their creation more “poem-like”. I have seen plenty of examples of both kinds.