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Concrete Poem

Type:  

Structure, Other Requirement

 
Description: 

This an ideogrammatic spatial where words are arranged to evoke the action. It is not easy in an alphabetic language to do effectively. If you’re writing in Chinese, Japanese, or similar scripts, it is easier.

 
See Also:  

Calligramme, Visual Poetry

 
Status: 

Incomplete

 
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