Poets who write in traditional forms based on meter and rhyme chunk their poems but in a different way from graphic syntax, which chunks based on grammatical units. Both, I believe, can make text easier to comprehend. --- On Sat, 12/6/08, Carolyn Hartnett <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Carolyn Hartnett <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Graphic Syntax To: [log in to unmask] Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 9:51 AM Isn't the way much poetry is printed somewhat similar to graphic syntax? It makes poems easier to read, I believe. Carolyn Hartnett Professor Emeritus, College of the Mainland 2027 Bay St. Texas City, Texas 77590To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/