Sunday, October 28, 2007

verse essay

The verse essay is an essay written in the poetic mode in order to convince the reader of considering the subject in a certain way. The verse essay addresses classical principles, as this was during the neo-classical era. The verse essay does not have to be as rigorously philosophical as if one were writing prose. Also, the verse essay tends to be easier to remember than prose. These characteristics of the verse essay most likely why Alexander Pope wrote both his Essay on Criticism and Essay on Man in verse essay form.

Rebecca Neighbors

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