Materials for video #2 in the Lyrical Prose 101 YouTube series. Click here for video #1: What Is Lyrical Prose?
Read these passages out loud to hear the full effect of the poetic techniques and diction used.
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Analysis
I couldn’t resist including this example from a classic and a favorite of the high school English classroom. Read it out loud and just listen to the music in these words! “The silver pepper of the stars” — GAH!
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