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Quteos reading

Compare/ contrast Bible& other cultures

Differences Prose - literal -denotation direct meaning - connotation - not according to formal patterns of verse - The information presented is more pragmatic( realistic) - the unit is the sentence coming one after another - The language of prose is straight forward, with less figurative (metaphorical) language than poetry. Poetry represent that--- EX. the sky-- the heaven - symbol- Metaphor - not literary - indirect meaning - written according to some pattern: a rhythm - written into lines(stanzas)

Similars -The first word of each sentence is capitalized -The could both describe scenes, deal with interesting character, use colorful imagery and figures of speech.etc.

Example of Prose and Poetry


 * Prose version**:

A woman stands on a mountain top with the cold seeping into her body. She looks on the valley below as the wind whips around her. She cannot leave to go to the peaceful beauty below. In the valley, the sun shines from behind the clouds causing flowers to bloom. A breeze sends quivers through the leaves of trees. The water gurgles in a brook. All the woman can do is cry.


 * Poetry version**

The Woman on the Peak

The woman stands upon the barren peak, Gazing down on the world beneath. The lonely chill seeps from the ground Into her feet, spreading, upward bound. The angry wind whistles ‘round her head, Whipping her hair into streaming snakes, While she watches, wishes, weakly wails.

Beyond the mountain, sunshine peeks, Teasing flowers to survive and thrive. The breeze whispers through the leaves, Causing gentle quivers to sway the trees. Laughter gurgles as the splashing brook Playfully tumbles over rugged rocks, While the woman above can only grieve.