Purple Prose. Liz Byrski, Rachel Robertson

Purple Prose


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Purple Prose Liz Byrski, Rachel Robertson
Publisher: Fremantle Arts Centre Press



But yet we need to be evocative and descriptive. Purple prose (PUR-puhl proz) noun. Purple prose describes writing that draws attention to itself due to its excessive ornateness or elaborateness. Your purple prose just gives you away. A few weeks back I learnt the term 'Purple Prose'. It is writing that is over-the-top. So I've been on here for a while and I see that there is a distaste for purple prose or flowery writing. Purple prose is the name given to writing, that's just too flowery, too melodramatic , too overdone. Don't be a Dickens: Avoiding Purple Prose “ nothing-can-be-gained asked: Where does the line between purple prose and vivid description lie? [Two synonyms of the term are 'purple passage' and 'purple patch'. History of the Purple Prose Parody Contest. "Purple prose" is overwrought metaphors, melodramatic and clichéd phrasing, and cartoonish actions. An overly ornate piece of writing.





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