The Prose of Making Sense

Funny, Merry Andrew and welcome back.

Had to smile at djjd's Kubla Kahn. Inspired me to think of a song by Olivia Newton John. Does that make sense?

... manipulating language poetically in prose to semanically stack your argument with sensory input that seems calculated to emotionally/sensually back up the logical portion of an argument or opinion.

Have you noticed this?

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... manipulating language poetically in prose to semanically stack your argument with sensory input that seems calculated to emotionally/sensually back up the logical portion of an argument or opinion.

Have you noticed this?

As a matter of fact I have!

The problem is trying to locate the actual "arguments" somewhere in those lengthy poetical posts.

but sometimes they make you want to agree, just out of appreciation, or exhaustion

Robert Frost coined the term 'the sound of sense' and it is defined as such:
The "sound of sense" is a literary theory in which specific syllables and sounds are used to express the subject of a poem in a visceral way. For example, in the poem "Mowing," Frost selects certain terms (such a "whispering") in order to convey an aural sense of the swishing motion of the scythe as it cuts the hay. Frost is very concerned with the clarity and expression of his poetry, particularly in terms of the topic that he is discussing. By using the "sound of sense," Frost is able to layer additional meaning onto each of his works. Instead of absorbing the meaning of the poem solely through visual means, a reader is able to feel and even hear the meaning of the poem on a deeper level.
http://www.gradesaver.com/the-poetry-of-robert-frost/study-guide/essay-questions/

It seems that members of the forum write their posts with much the same strategy. Some of us are not as good at this as others. The goal, however, may be different within the forum than metaphorically layering sense upon sense to stack a poem with more immediate sensory output. Often I think the goal of the post is to stack rhetorical sense upon vocabulary to seem to make sense, or rather make more undeniable sense than they actually do. Yet somehow in their prose they seem to retain a bit of poetry.

This goes beyond simply writing for an audience. This is not grandstanding or blustering. This is more than exploiting ethos or pathos. This is not the same as arguing from passion. This is manipulating language poetically in prose to semanically stack your argument with sensory input that seems calculated to emotionally/sensually back up the logical portion of an argument or opinion.

Have you noticed this?

I know Ken we speak different languages, figuratively of course.

but we expect them to have rational arguments most of the time

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