prose
Let an agent explain prose and its forms, distinguish prose from verse and other modes, describe prose styles and genres, and support writing and analysis.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain prose and its forms, distinguish prose from verse and other modes, describe prose styles and genres, and support writing and analysis.
Written or spoken language in its ordinary form without metrical structure, as distinct from verse, used in fiction such as novels, short novels and narrative prose, and in non-fiction such as essays, creative nonfiction, true stories and sage writing; prose has its own rhythms and styles, is studied in literature and rhetoric, and is the medium of most writing.
What it is for: Non-metrical language in writing and speech.
It can be explain prose and its forms; distinguish from verse; describe styles and genres; support writing and analysis.
Distinguishing features
Non-metrical
Sentence and paragraph based
Fiction and non-fiction
Stylistic variety
What it looks like
Not physical; text in sentences and paragraphs.
How it is recognised
Ordinary sentences and paragraphs
No regular metre
Verse uses lines and metre; prose poetry blurs the line
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - contrast
is related to - a prose form
is related to - a prose form
In practice
Families and kinds
narrative prose and fiction
short novels and novellas
creative nonfiction and true stories
essays and sage writing
expository and technical prose
Standards and regulation
Style guides for prose
Copyright on prose works
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing prose with fiction
Reproducing copyrighted prose at length
Overgeneralising prose style
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.prose-communication
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What prose is.
Definitions.
Definition
Prose versus verse.
Definition
Definition.
- What distinguishes prose from verse, and where do prose poetry and free verse sit? definition
- Is prose being contrasted with poetry, fiction or something else? boundary
Forms
Forms of prose.
Forms
Forms.
- What are the main prose forms, from novels and novellas to essays, creative nonfiction and sage writing? definition
- Which entry fits a specific form? action
Write Writing prose.
Practice.
Craft
Prose craft.
Craft
Craft.
- How can prose style, rhythm, clarity and voice be improved? action
- Which style guides apply to this kind of writing? provenance
Genres
Writing in genres.
Genres
Genres.
- What conventions apply to narrative prose, creative nonfiction and expository writing? definition
- How are true stories handled ethically? boundary
Analyse Analysing prose.
Study.
Analysis
Prose analysis.
Analysis
Analysis.
- How can prose style be analysed for syntax, diction, rhythm and point of view? action
- Which entry fits stylistics? action
History
History of prose.
History
History.
- How did prose develop as a literary medium in different languages, according to literary historians? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Learn Teaching.
Education.
Teach
Teaching prose.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can prose writing and reading be taught? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Translate
Prose across languages.
Translate
Translation.
- How does prose translation differ from verse translation? provenance
- Which entry fits literary translation? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each prose genre be a separate entry?
- How should style guides be linked?
- How should prose poetry be handled?