Post by camoens on Nov 28, 2008 15:17:12 GMT -5
Often people have trouble with the difference between Free style and Prose. Neither Rhyme, and it's a simple thing to slip from one to the other.
So, How can you tell which is which? And more importantly Why should your write one or the other?
Telling the Difference:
Many people believe that Prose has no rules as long as you write something that sounds pretty. but few people take in that it's a form, or a specific style. It is even a Step in poetry writing.
Prose is the Language of Stories. A very descriptive verse, detailed and in depth. Meant to describe a moment with emotion coloring it.
But when writing Prose on it's own, you should follow a form. When writing stories you simply put into paragraphs, but with Prose as poetry, you put it into Stanzas, Generally with a few lines in each.
Soft and tender in the night,
And slowly raising; falling
I watch her breath in sleep
And share a dream of never ending.
Prose is saying something, And putting it into form. Freestyle is just what it sounds like. Consider it like Talking to yourself, it's aim is simple to help you get your idea's on paper. to use that same verse and free style it would be:
I'm laying beside her. I can't sleep, I turn and see her sleeping, breathing in and out deeply, and I feel overcome with love, and hope that she's dreaming of me so we can be dreaming the same, awake and sleeping.
Why write one or the other?
You'll want to write prose for a more pleasing verse, it's structured, pretty, detailed and is easier for the reader's eye to follow.
Freestyle is for gathering ideas, making changes, deciding what you want and don't, Also in simple words, it CAN be used as a style of writing, but it is not as elegant as prose or poetry, and is often surpassed.
The way I've always viewed it, is that each is a step toward the end goal, You may Start with Freestyle to get your ideas down, Then work it into prose, for structure and some rules applied. Then only a Short step is needed for rhyming, Metre, and even to the more advanced forms like Sonnets and Suerte's vaunted favorites.
Hopefully this is mildly helpful.
~Camoens
So, How can you tell which is which? And more importantly Why should your write one or the other?
Telling the Difference:
Many people believe that Prose has no rules as long as you write something that sounds pretty. but few people take in that it's a form, or a specific style. It is even a Step in poetry writing.
Prose is the Language of Stories. A very descriptive verse, detailed and in depth. Meant to describe a moment with emotion coloring it.
But when writing Prose on it's own, you should follow a form. When writing stories you simply put into paragraphs, but with Prose as poetry, you put it into Stanzas, Generally with a few lines in each.
Soft and tender in the night,
And slowly raising; falling
I watch her breath in sleep
And share a dream of never ending.
Prose is saying something, And putting it into form. Freestyle is just what it sounds like. Consider it like Talking to yourself, it's aim is simple to help you get your idea's on paper. to use that same verse and free style it would be:
I'm laying beside her. I can't sleep, I turn and see her sleeping, breathing in and out deeply, and I feel overcome with love, and hope that she's dreaming of me so we can be dreaming the same, awake and sleeping.
Why write one or the other?
You'll want to write prose for a more pleasing verse, it's structured, pretty, detailed and is easier for the reader's eye to follow.
Freestyle is for gathering ideas, making changes, deciding what you want and don't, Also in simple words, it CAN be used as a style of writing, but it is not as elegant as prose or poetry, and is often surpassed.
The way I've always viewed it, is that each is a step toward the end goal, You may Start with Freestyle to get your ideas down, Then work it into prose, for structure and some rules applied. Then only a Short step is needed for rhyming, Metre, and even to the more advanced forms like Sonnets and Suerte's vaunted favorites.
Hopefully this is mildly helpful.
~Camoens