#SHORT POEM WITH DASHES FULL#

Try to separate the different parts of your sentences using comma, semicolon and colon.

#SHORT POEM WITH DASHES FULL#

Try to use different ways to end your sentences, using full stop (or period), question mark and exclamation mark. There are several good guides about punctuation, and besides I’m very far from an expert.įind a good source and use it and remember that some of the rules are quite ambiguous and you have to find your own style.įor the challenge today I want you to use a few of the following: Many softwares enforce capital letter after a carriage return, but this can be bypassed (eg. Personally I prefer to only use capital letters when it comes directly after a full stop. The reason for starting each line with a capital letter originally comes from typography rather than a real rule. Poetry often starts each line with capital letter which is consistent with end-stop writing but in many cases it is kept also when doing enjambment. To me punctuation adds a dimension to line-breaks and enjambment, making it clearer and can add a “backbeat” to the line-break rhythm. Just remember that poetry can never be like normal prose you break apart with line-breaks.

Punctuation can be used in combination with enjambment to tell where the original parts of the sentences exist. Endstop is when every line break also ends a sentence (or at least a full part of a sentence). Enjambment is when the poet lets a sentence continue past a line break or a stanza into the next. I have grown to love the fact that it gives the reader a clear guideline not only to meaning but also to rhythm and intonation.īefore diving into the subject of punctuation let me mention something about enjambment and end-stop lines in poetry. It took me many years and a course in creative writing to appreciate the importance of punctuation. You will probably, like me, remember lessons back in school where your gaze wanders to the small glimpse of sky you can see through the grimy windows of your school. Today I want you to talk about a subject that might give rise to the same sense of dread as calculus.

Short poem with dashes