By: Sue
Coletta
WHILE
EDITING, I find myself consumed with sentence rhythm, matching the character’s
inner emotion to the words on the page. Not only by choosing the correct
word, but also by concentrating on the way sentences are
constructed.
Perhaps
sentence rhythm excites me because I’m an auditory writer. I’ve always
noticed rhythmic beats while reading, the way some authors can captivate me by how they
place words on a page. I’m not talking about a writer’s voice, though that
also plays a part. No, this is something else, something magical, a certain je
né sais quoi. It wasn’t until a few weeks ago that I
discovered this mysterious attraction had a name… sentence rhythm.
For
some reason there’s not a lot out there about sentence rhythm. Why, I have no
idea. Because by assigning it a label we can look at a paragraph, or an entire
scene, that’s not working and have another tool to use to fix it.
Sentence
Rhythm
To
give you a better understanding of what I’m talking about, let’s talk music for
a minute.
When
you hear a love song your breathing relaxes, your pulse rate slows, muscles
ease with the flow of the music, your body begins to sway… back and forth… the
sweet sounds lulling you into tranquility.
A
fast beat makes you want to jump up and dance, fling out your hands, belt out
the song.
It’s
the same for writing.
For
example:
. . .
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