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June 6, 2024 8:51 AM Subscribe
I'm looking for a paper I once read on the topic of prosody in prose. The entire paper was written in metered verse disguised as prose. I suspect I may have seen it on MetaFilter in the first place, but I'm having trouble finding it.
Response by poster: Yes, thank you! That clears up why I couldn't find it — I'd totally misremembered the subject.
posted by cosmic owl at 8:59 AM on June 6
posted by cosmic owl at 8:59 AM on June 6
A+++ on the title. OMG
posted by Dr. Twist at 11:35 AM on June 6 [5 favorites]
posted by Dr. Twist at 11:35 AM on June 6 [5 favorites]
If you are looking for examples that focus more on metre as opposed to rhyme, the novel "The Mystery of Right and Wrong" has sections where the prose is metred. One of the protagonists has an abuser who writes epic rhyming ballads. At times her own inner monologue slips into his "voice" and though it is formatted as prose, it has his metre.
As should already by apparent, the subject matter is not light and if this is for a presentation of some sort its probably not appropriate. It is a fantastic book IMO, but not a subject matter to blindside people woth if they came to hear linguistics or whatever.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 9:05 PM on June 6 [1 favorite]
As should already by apparent, the subject matter is not light and if this is for a presentation of some sort its probably not appropriate. It is a fantastic book IMO, but not a subject matter to blindside people woth if they came to hear linguistics or whatever.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 9:05 PM on June 6 [1 favorite]
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