I’m not sure what makes this work as a poem but re-writing the story as 4 normal sentences doesn’t hit as hard. Somehow this format breaks up the rhythm of the emotions and helps us feel the importance of the moment.
There is something to be said about how the brain latches on to the end of a line. I know it is an obsetved phenomenon although I can’t recall the term.
Breaking it up allows the writer to highlight specific words for a specific feel
I’m not sure what makes this work as a poem but re-writing the story as 4 normal sentences doesn’t hit as hard. Somehow this format breaks up the rhythm of the emotions and helps us feel the importance of the moment.
There is something to be said about how the brain latches on to the end of a line. I know it is an obsetved phenomenon although I can’t recall the term.
Breaking it up allows the writer to highlight specific words for a specific feel