Why will using both Butler’s prose and Cowper’s poetry versions of the Odyssey enrich your experience with the literature? 1. The prose version will give more straightforward information; the poetry version will allow you to feel the emotions of the characters.
2. The prose version enhances narrative form; the poem maintains interesting rhythms.
3. The prose version will allow you to read and comprehend more quickly; the poetry version will give you a taste of an epic work in poetic form.
4. Both forms demonstrate ways to maintain meaning.