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longte
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since 2005-04-06

Posts 199
Australia

0 posted 2005-04-11 06:32 AM

Very new to writen poetry so please don't laugh too loud

In recited or verbal poetry the reader can use pauses inflections etc to give greater or less
emphasis to different parts of a poem as required

In writen poetry we can use commas and what else??

What can we use to give the [pregnant pause]
type effect?

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Cloud 9
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since 2004-11-05

Posts 980
Ca

1 posted 2005-04-11 07:08 PM

O.k. so I am going to ask....what is "pregnant pause"?

Is it when your pregnant and the more months that go by, the less brain cells you have? Therefore your forever loosing your train of thought when explaining something..Did anyone experience this?

longte
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since 2005-04-06

Posts 199
Australia

2 posted 2005-04-11 07:41 PM

Sorry must only be an Australian expression

Simply means a longer pause than normal

The King of dragons lived for years
You are now inside his tears
As you roll down from his eye
Wonder,,,,,What makes a Dragon cry

That sort of pause
It does give a totally different inflection to that piece
But what is the correct way to show it??

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Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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3 posted 2005-04-12 04:32 PM

Smiling at this...

[Pregnant] Pauses can be achieved by ellipses...

or            spacing

something to give the reader
an intentional bit of            space,
or a drop

                  in

                               time

and if you are wondering "how did she achieve this?" just click on the blue and white notepad directly above the post which will take you into the edit feature.  You can then see how things are spaced out.

Me?  I LOVE pregnant pauses...

and ellipses!

Cloud 9
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4 posted 2005-04-12 07:22 PM

I see! Thanks

longte
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since 2005-04-06

Posts 199
Australia

5 posted 2005-04-12 07:45 PM

Thanks
I might be able to attempt to get it right now
peter

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Laoha
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since 2003-03-07

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6 posted 2005-04-23 09:39 AM

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