Kress pgs. 122-175

When I first read the the post on white space in a picture the first thing I thought about was the importance of white space in poetry and narratives. Similarly, I also considered the importance of punctuation in poetry and narratives. It's amazing how much nonlanguage can contribute to a text. Punctuation/white space can both indicate a break in thought. Punctuation can indicate circular thought where a character's mind is spinning around one particular subject or where a character's mind is racing forward. White space can indicate ones pondering. It can also indicate loneliness, a sudden silence, mystery of what is not said--among other things.