Plays more closely resemble poetry than they do most prose fiction,
O: While including prose fiction in the discussion, the author focuses more on the similarities between plays and poetry, since both are more compact and omit some details. This leaves more room for the reader's reflection and imagination, allowing them to better understand the work from their own perspective. Prose fiction, on the other hand, the author sees it as more descriptive, explanatory, and containing more detailed information, which forms a contrast between those types of literary forms.