Poetry Layout And Text Features
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Layout and Text Features
The Way the Poem Looks on the Page
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Layout:
Refers to the way the
text looks on the page.
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Elements of layout include:
• Font type and size (bold, italics, underline, etc.)
• Indentation and alignment (left, center, right.)
• Space between verses or stanzas• Length of verses or stanzas.
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Besides poetry, layout is used in art, design and architecture, or any other field that deals with the arranging items to create a certain visual effect.
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Text Features
Are the elements in the text such as:
•Capitalization•Punctuation•Word Spacing
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Poets—unlike other writers—are not always expected to follow the
rules of:•Capitalization•Spelling•Punctuation•Grammar•Word Spacing
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While this does allow the poet to write in newer, fresher, more expressive ways…
It also demands more of the reader!
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Therefore, you might have to read a poem two, three or even ten times before you understand it!
I think I finally got
it!