• What line breaks add to prose prosody is a connection between eye and ear which emphasizes the nature of the language by ... creating units of intent and emphasis, and by contouring the meloding pitch changes in the narrative-line.

    Diane Wakoski: What line breaks add to prose prosody is a connection between eye 
and ear which emphasizes the nature of the language by ... creating 
units of intent and emphasis, and by contouring the meloding pitch 
changes in the narrative-line.