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| Edit | Post #8734 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #8733 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #7241 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: Usage of commas in poetry Another thought on this question: by quoting your own character's poetry, you're also making a comment on her poetry. Is she a "good" poet? Is her style sentimental, form-bound, what kinds of metaphors does she tend to choose (urban life, the natural world, outer space, etc.), does she tend to push t... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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A: Usage of commas in poetry It's not uncommon to do away with punctuation completely in poetry. However, in this case you aren't doing that -- you are using question marks. So yes, you need the comma. (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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Punctuation and capitalisation in poetry I'm writing a poem entirely without commas, periods, colons, dashes, emdashes, etc. However, near the end of the poem I name a city and I want to capitalise it. On one hand, I think it would be jarring to read the name of a city without capitalisation. On the other, though, it might jar to see an a... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |