How to turn prose into poetry

Turning prose into poetry can be challenging even for the poets at heart. However, it can be done, and you can enjoy yourself while doing it.

Steps

 * 1) Know what "prose" is in the noun form. Prose is the ordinary speech used in everyday speaking and writing. It's different from verse because it has an irregular rhythm. This sentence is an example of prose, and you can see it doesn't really have a rhythm.
 * 2) Understand that poetry doesn't always rhyme. What makes poetry poetry is its rhythm. The flower was as beautiful as a sunset in all its glory is an example of poetry. No, it doesn't rhyme. But yes, it has rhythm. Therefore, it's poetry.
 * 3) Turn prose into poetry. Find a paragraph or a few things someone said that you found funny, life-changing, cheerful, deep, et cetera.
 * 4) Find rhythm by looking at the syllables. Look at these sentences for example, as there is a rhythm in it: I was riding my bike when all of the sudden a squirrel jumped in front of me. I swerved, avoiding the squirrel, and almost crashed into someone's convertible! A man was standing there, watering his lawn with a hose, and he just burst out laughing. How embarrassing!
 * 5) *A rhythm in those sentences could be 'I was riding my bike when - all of the sudden - a squirrel jumped in front of me. - I swerved, - avoiding the squirrel, - and almost crashed into someone's convertible! - A man was standing there, - watering his lawn with a hose, - and he just burst - out laughing. - How embarrassing!'
 * 6) Good luck! Just go with what sounds good!

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