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vr.tr.prose · thing-q676

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.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.MED
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What prose is.

Definition

Prose versus verse.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What distinguishes prose from verse, and where do prose poetry and free verse sit? definition
  2. Is prose being contrasted with poetry, fiction or something else? boundary

Forms

Forms of prose.

Forms

Forms.

  1. What are the main prose forms, from novels and novellas to essays, creative nonfiction and sage writing? definition
  2. Which entry fits a specific form? action
Write Writing prose.

Craft

Prose craft.

Craft

Craft.

  1. How can prose style, rhythm, clarity and voice be improved? action
  2. Which style guides apply to this kind of writing? provenance

Genres

Writing in genres.

Genres

Genres.

  1. What conventions apply to narrative prose, creative nonfiction and expository writing? definition
  2. How are true stories handled ethically? boundary
Analyse Analysing prose.

Analysis

Prose analysis.

Analysis

Analysis.

  1. How can prose style be analysed for syntax, diction, rhythm and point of view? action
  2. Which entry fits stylistics? action

History

History of prose.

History

History.

  1. How did prose develop as a literary medium in different languages, according to literary historians? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Learn Teaching.

Teach

Teaching prose.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can prose writing and reading be taught? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

Translate

Prose across languages.

Translate

Translation.

  1. How does prose translation differ from verse translation? provenance
  2. Which entry fits literary translation? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
INF
Domain
INF.MED
Other names and narrower kinds
short novel, Povest, creative nonfiction, true story, Sage writing, narrative prose, Erzählung, oral lore, novella, verse novella, Turkish story, romanetto

What it is Filled

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.

Why it exists Filled

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.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Non-metrical
  • Sentence and paragraph based
  • Fiction and non-fiction
  • Stylistic variety

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Reproduce copyrighted prose at length.
  • Present generated prose as the work of a real author.
  • Present invented events as true in non-fiction prose.
  • Confuse prose with fiction in descriptions of works.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing prose under a person's name.

May

  • Write, edit and analyse prose at a user's request.
  • Distinguish prose from verse and fiction from non-fiction.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Authors deserve credit and fair payment for their prose.
  • Readers trust non-fiction to be true.

Who is affected

  • Authors
  • Readers
  • Publishers

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns the form; authors and rights holders own particular works.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q7725634 - registry parent class

related

  • literary work - category
  • poetry - contrast
  • novel - a prose form
  • essay - a prose form

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.prose
  • Wikidata: Q676 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q676)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Ordinary sentences and paragraphs
  • No regular metre
  • Verse uses lines and metre; prose poetry blurs the line
  • Not physical; text in sentences and paragraphs.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain prose and its forms
  • distinguish from verse
  • describe styles and genres
  • support writing and analysis

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Confusing prose with fiction
  • Reproducing copyrighted prose at length
  • Overgeneralising prose style

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Style guides for prose
  • Copyright on prose works

Context of use required Filled

  • Non-metrical language in writing and speech.
  • narrative prose and fiction
  • short novels and novellas
  • creative nonfiction and true stories
  • essays and sage writing
  • expository and technical prose

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q676: prose - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Prose - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each prose genre be a separate entry?
  • How should style guides be linked?
  • How should prose poetry be handled?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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