Season One, Episode Nine
The Rules of Emotive Formatting

January 13, 2021
HOW do you use spelling, typography, punctuation, and spacing to imply cadence? Don't worry. It's sooooooooooooo easy.

This week we look at the rules of emotive formatting: rules that are available not only to verse playwrights, but to anyone who's writing anything.

Featuring verse from: "may i feel said he" by e. e. cumming

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Texts

Neutral Text

And I believed him, like a fool.

Emotive Spelling

And I believed him, like a fooooooool.

Emotive Typography

AND I believed him, like a fool.

Emotive Punctuation

And I believed him(!)…like a fool.

Emotive Spacing

And I believed him             like a fool.

Emotive Spelling, Punctuation, Typography: "may i feel said he," e. e. cummings

may i feel said he
(i'll squeal said she
just once said he)
it's fun said she
 
(may i touch said he
how much said she
a lot said he)
why not said she
 
(let's go said he
not too far said she
what's too far said he
where you are said she) 

may i stay said he
which way said she
like this said he
if you kiss said she

may i move said he
is it love said she)
if you're willing said he
(but you're killing said she

but it's life said he
but your wife said she
now said he)
ow said she

(tiptop said he
don't stop said she
oh no said he)
go slow said she
 
(cccome?said he
ummm said she)
you're divine!said he
(you are Mine said she)

Resources

e. e. cummings
Lauren Gunderson
First Folio
"Shakespeare Masterclass" with Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry  
Punctuation  
Spelling