sensations. By pointing out that Gestalt qualities are subject to abstraction Ehrenfels provided, at the same time and apparently without realizing it, the "counterweight to the individualistic tendencies" of which he speaks in the last paragraph of his paper. More recently, Gestalt theory has indeed been claimed as an ally for the idiographic view, according to which the uniqueness of the individual whole excludes any kind of lawful generalization. Ehrenfels touches the most sensitive spot of Gestalt theory when he discusses a question likely to be raised in response to his approach. There is to be assumed an infinitely large number of mutual influences among the parts or combinations of parts. His most striking counterargument is if we look at the facts, we find that each part is clearly given to us as to its own nature and function in the whole. Gestalt qualities in poetry After an empirical investigation of the perceived effects of poetry the relationship between rhyme pattern and Gestalt qualities was investigated by manipulating the rhyme scheme of a four-line stanza. It was assumed that the perceived effects of poetry are a function of the degree of perceptual organization that can be found in the poetic text. Furthermore, to be receptive to such effects demands an experiential set on the part of the reader, which may be predicted from the reader's rating on the Absorption Scale. The results indicate that high-absorption and low-absorption readers differ in their perception and evaluation of the texts. In particular, what the low-absorption readers judge to be good closure, the high-absorption readers judge to be ‘open’. External sources References Boeree, G. Gestalt Psychology. 2000. Webspace.ship.edu Ehrenfels, C. On Gestalt Qualities. 1932. Buffalo Ontology Site. Ehrenfels, C and Smith, B. Foundations of Gestalt Theory. 1932. Buffalo Ontology Site. Ehrenfels, C. On Gestalt Qualities. Foundations of Gestalt theory 1st edition. April 1988. pp. 787–840. Henle, M. Documents of Gestalt Psychology. Gestalt Psychology Today pp. 90–209 Kohler, W. Gestalt Psychology. 1959. Volume 14. pp. 727–734. Reuven, T., Joseph, G., Chanita G. Gestalt qualities in poetry and the readers absorption style. Journal of Pragmatics. Nov 1991. Volume 16, Issue 5. pp 487–500 Perception