What makes poetry different than prose? A. Poetry uses idioms and proverbs, while prose uses sound devices and figurative language.
B. Poetry has a rhythmic pattern that is common in everyday writing, while prose has a musical quality.
C. Poetry has a rhythmic pattern that uses stressed and unstressed syllables, while prose uses paragraphs.
D. Poetry has sections that convey themes, while prose has stanzas that convey a central idea.

Whats the importance of gaining a general understanding of and interpretation of the work of literature. explain what the importance is to me

She took up a scalpel and slit the monkey's abdomen, making a slow and gentle cut, keeping the blade well away from her gloved fingers. the spleen was puffed up and tough, leathery, like a globe of smoked salami. she did not see any bloody lesions inside this monkey. she had expected that the monkey's interior would be a lake of blood, but no, this monkey looked all right, it had not bled into itself. if the animal had died of ebola, this was not a clear case. she opened up the intestine. there was no blood inside it. the gut looked okay. then she examined the stomach. there she found a ring of bleeding spots at the junction between the stomach and the small intestine. this could be a sign of ebola, but it was not a clear sign. it could also be a sign of simian fever, not ebola. therefore, she could not confirm the presence of ebola virus in this animal based on a visual inspection of the internal organs during necropsy.

Reflect on the passages above and your responses to them. compose a response to this questions: how does the use of metaphor bring to life or intensify whatever the author is describing? do you think metaphors enhance description or make them too difficult to understand? explain your response.