prose poetry; poetic prose
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prose poetry; a literary genre combining the characteristics of prose and poetry
Unlike traditional poetry, prose poetry does not use line breaks or rhyme schemes, but maintains poetic imagery and rhythm within prose paragraphs.
Lǔ鲁
Xùn迅
de的
《
Yě野
Cǎo草
》
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
xiàn现
dài代
sǎn散
wén文
shī诗
de的
jīng经
diǎn典
zhī之
zuò作
。
Lu Xun's "Wild Grass" is a classic of modern Chinese prose poetry.
Zhè这
shǒu首
sǎn散
wén文
shī诗
biǎo表
dá达
le了
zuò作
zhě者
duì对
gù故
xiāng乡
de的
shēn深
shēn深
sī思
niàn念
。
This prose poem expresses the author's deep longing for his hometown.
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Sǎn散
wén文
shī诗
bù不
jū拘
nì泥
yú于
gé格
lǜ律
，
què却
tóng同
yàng样
fù富
yǒu有
yīn音
yuè乐
měi美
。
Prose poetry is not constrained by meter, yet it is equally rich in musical beauty.
Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
chū出
bǎn版
le了
yī一
běn本
sǎn散
wén文
shī诗
jí集
。
He recently published a collection of prose poems.