1. By Alee Jakimowicz

2.  Imaginative or creative literature in general; fable, fiction.  The art or work of a poet.  Composition in verse or some comparable patterned arrangement of language in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; the art of such a composition.

3.  Language in the form in which it is typically written (or spoken), usually characterized as having no deliberate metrical structure (in contrast with verse or poetry ).  A story, narrative, a statement.  Other features sometimes considered as distinguishing prose from poetry include the avoidance of elaboration and of metaphorical language, and factual or informative rather than imaginative content; however, the distinction is not always clear-cut and might be drawn differently in different historical periods.

4.  Poetic prose – prose with extra attention to beauty  Prosaic poetry – poetry with extra attention to its meaning  Poetry voice – a pompous or manner style of writing poetry or reading it aloud  Prose sense - the meaning of a poem as it can be paraphrased in prose

5.  Wegner, Robert. The Poetry and Prose of E.E. Cummings. 1st ed. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1965. 142-147. Print.  http://presentcomplex.com/blac-by-ee-cummings http://presentcomplex.com/blac-by-ee-cummings  "poetry, n.". OED Online. March 2013. Oxford University Press. 17 April 2013.  "prose, n. and adj.". OED Online. March 2013. Oxford University Press. 17 April 2013.