Definition of prose Prose
/pɹowˈz/ - [prowz] - prose
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What does prose mean?
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NounPlural: proses |
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| prose - ordinary writing as distinguished from verse | ||
| literary genre, writing style, genre a style of expressing yourself in writing | ||
| euphuism an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology | ||
| nonfiction, nonfictional prose prose writing that is not fictional | ||
| interior monologue a literary genre that presents a fictional character's sequence of thoughts in the form of a monologue | ||
| stream of consciousness the continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an individual's conscious experience | ||
| prose poem prose that resembles poetry | ||
| prose - matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression | ||
| expressive style, style a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- prose (n.)
The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; -- contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition. - prose (n.)
Hence, language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse. - prose (n.)
A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass. See Sequence. - prose (a.)
Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition. - prose (a.)
Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life. - prose (v. t.)
To write in prose. - prose (v. t.)
To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way. - prose (v. i.)
To write prose.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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prose
Form of expression of language that, contrary to the verse, lacks metric, rhythm or rhyme.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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prose
prōz, n. the direct, straightforward arrangement of words, free from poetical measures: ordinary spoken and written language: all writings not in verse.—adj. pertaining to prose: not poetical: plain: dull.—v.i. to write prose: to speak or write tediously.—v.t. to compose in prose.—ns. Prose′-man, Prō′ser, Prose′-writ′er, a writer of prose.—adv. Prō′sily, in a prosy manner: tediously.—ns. Prō′siness, the state or quality of being prosy; Prō′sing, speaking or writing in a dull or prosy way.—adj. Prō′sy, dull, tedious. [Fr.,—L. prosa—prorsus, straightforward—pro, forward, vertĕre, versum, to turn.]
Wikipedia 
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Prose is writing without regular rhythm and is very similar to everyday communication. That makes the most important difference to poetry.
The word prose comes from the Latin "prosa", meaning straightforward, hence the term "prosaic," which is often seen as negative. Prose writing is usually adopted for the description of facts or the discussion of whatever one's thoughts are, incorporated in free flowing speech. It may be used for newspapers, caper stories, magazines, encyclopedias, broadcast media, movies, letters, debtor's notes, famous quotes, murder mystery, history, philosophy, biography, linguistic geography and many other forms of media.
Prose generally has no formal structure like meter or rhyme that is often found in poetry. Although some works of prose may happen to contain traces of metrical structure or versification, a conscious blend of the two forms of literature is known as a prose poem.
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