The strengths of a book that combines poems with historical notes might be:
- The portrayal of more vivid imagery.
- Easing the tensions generated by the historical information.
The combination of prose and poem
The combination of prose and poem could be seen in the story, “Not My Bones.” There, we learn of a Doctor who used the bones of his slave, to teach and conduct experiments for the advancement of science.
Requiems for the dead slave were added at points in the story. This combination of prose and poetry might have lightened the tension that the readers felt in the story.
It could also have also captured a sharper picture of the events in the story.
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