Lukeman Exercise Part 2 | Little

TASK:
You can learn a lot about section breaks by studying how poets use stanza breaks. Read through a wide variety of poetry, looking specifically for these breaks. When are the poets using stanza breaks? What does it add to the poem? What can this teach you about section breaks? How might this principle be applied to your own writing?

Poets seem to use stanza breaks to represent changes in either topics or themes, or when they have a new statement that doesn't tie into the last one. They even use them just to create drama; as in a dramatic pause. It adds a sense of reality, a sense of humanity and a sense of connection. It draws you in and makes you feel for the words: forcing emotions.

I never really thought about (well never say never, but almost never) using the spaces to create a statement; I had always used the words themselves alone. I believe now I will be able to maximize impact by combining both my words, and the spaces and pauses of the entire page.

An American Prayer

I wish I could, I hope I might
neVER have to kill or fight.

But a l l those men that died for me,
made for me this country free.

We won't forget how hard they fought,
and theywon'tforget from Whom they sought.

The One that could show----------------- the way,
His home in heaven is far away.