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Prose-it might be speculated-is discourse; poetry ellipsis. Prose is spoken aloud; poetry overheard.

Joyce Carol Oates (1989). “(Woman) writer: occasions and opportunities”, Plume

Words themselves - the very material of our discourse increasingly take on masks or disguises

Dennis Potter (1994). “Waiting for the Boat: On Television”, GuildAmerica Books

I have and I will always work to promote a civil public discourse.

"Bob Etheridge Attacks Student: North Carolina Congressman Gets Rough With Interviewer" by Nick Wing, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 14, 2010.

All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome

Ben Jonson, William Gifford (1816). “The Works of Ben Jonson...: With Notes Critical and Explanatory, and a Biographical Memoir”, p.363