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Teach me how to write prose

I've written rhyme, and freeverse

But whenver I try to write prose
I can never get the "poetry" aspect of it.

{ex:}
http://allpoetry.com/poem/5484315

http://allpoetry.com/poem/5475695

So what I want is for you to give me your BEST prose.
or maybe right me a new one. Just for me (:
That would make me feel special, hah.

Teach me what it takes to make great prose


Ready.

Set.

go.

x
[points will increase as I see fit]

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on July 21
  • Rewards: Gold: 600, Silver: 100
  • Final notes:
    You guys made this FARRRR too hard for me >< I do wish all of you could have been given shinys and points. They blew my mind and created so many images, so thank you
    Hope your day/night/afternoon is fantastic, all the best

    Kira/Oh.My.Juliet

Contest Winners

  1. lunar eclipse.
    we explored the milky way collecting stardust and drops of jupiter and putting it all in a jar.
    by dieu. 88 lines, 32 comments, on May 19 7:12 AM
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. dearest indigo
    Sometimes letters aren't written to be read.
    by Nienna Calmcacil 18 lines, 12 comments, on May 17 2:36 PM
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. Forbidden Fruit
    by Xianaria 7 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 26 7:26 AM 2008. In Contest, Desire
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. Error: Unable to find finalist item 5491397, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  5. Harmony
    All the wrong words stream from my lips,
    Falling from the sky like music notes,
    by MomoniFeliyador 35 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 15 1:49 AM. In liking, teenagers, music, longing
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • piccola silver member
    June 30
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    prose is nothing more than written, every day conversation. No rhyme, no special rhythm. Just write the way you would normally speak. You can see examples in stories, newspaper articles, etc. Another good example is a narrative. I don't necessarily think of it as poetry myself ... just writing. If you google prose it's very interesting.

    http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~cwaddell/Basic_Prose_Style.html


    • Oh.My.Juliet
      June 30
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      Well I knew that, I just want to put poetic spin on it. Use awesome imagry and poetic devices. Thank you though! I appreciate it!


  • rainbows. gold member
    July 5
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    Prose isn't actually written language. I don't see someone saying "it is too late as it collides and bursts into thousands of black holes and a million dwarf stars that aren't as pretty as they could be." to someone in everyday conversation.

    • Oh.My.Juliet
      July 5
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      Lol, your right! Hence where the "poetry" aspect comes in, lol


      • rainbows. gold member
        July 5
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        It is really easy to pull in the poetry aspect; you just gotta gradually step into it. Thats what I did, anyway. I started with short freeverse(Fields of Grey), then I went into longer freeverse(Sweet Tea, Cake; Poison, Acid.) and then somehow I graduated into Prose(Raspberry Lips). Really all your doing is using the same imagery and metaphor you would in freeverse and pulling it into a storylike form.

        • Oh.My.Juliet
          July 5
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          *goes to read your freeverse & prose*


          • rainbows. gold member
            July 5
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            xD They aren't very good. I know a few very good prose writers though. I can recommend if you'd like. I know one that is in your contest, actually. xD


  • Xianaria gold member
    July 21
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    cool! thank you for the bronze! congrats to the other winners

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