The first time I heard about poetic prose, it was a writing catalogue listed in a writing training book.
Poetry is not prose, and prose is not poetry; But the writing of poetry and prose is very close, closer than we thought.
Learning poetic prose and prose poetry is helpful for us to create poetry better.
Poetic prose should have two elements, namely rhythm and image.
In addition, practice how to refine.
How to master the rhythm in prose? EM Foster defines rhythm as "repetition of changes" in his novels.
As a prose writer, there are two ways to create a sense of rhythm in writing: length and words.
Length is the basis of writing rhythm. Rhythm and change are the basis of poetic prose. Pay attention to the length of sentences, deliberately use the rhythm between the lines, and learn to listen to the rhythm in poetry. This is part of your voice.
Using words is another way to add rhythm to prose with onomatopoeic words-adding specific sounds to words.
For example: whistling wind, tinkling matches, crunching chewing sound. If you use these hieroglyphs more, your works will become more powerful and touching.
Imagination element, imagination is to visualize the picture.
Imaginative images can stimulate readers to look at the theme in a new way; The role of an imagination is far greater than a paragraph of text. The writing methods to express imagination are simile, argot and symbol.