A lot of what we do involves sequence. We choose a word, then another, and then another after that.
The meaning, the sound, the structure all must follow in a certain order. Not so in free verse. After all, it's called "free" for a reason.
What happens, in traditional verse, after we get to the last line?
"The End?"
Not necessarily. Sonnet sequences were common, once upon a time. As were sequences in "rime royal." Et cetera.
You don't necessarily have to narrate to establish a sequence. You need just a line of thought, a developing feeling, an insight. An intuition that grows into something bigger, like a tiny seed into a live oak.
Some say Shakespeare's sonnets, when unscrambled, tell, or at least imply, a story. Want more? Google "Sir Denis Bray."
Don't you love it when I give you homework?
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