Poetry vs. Prose

Poetrynoun

Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.

Poetrynoun

A poet's literary production.

Poetrynoun

(figurative) An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.

Poetrynoun

The art of apprehending and interpreting ideas by the faculty of imagination; the art of idealizing in thought and in expression.

Poetrynoun

Imaginative language or composition, whether expressed rhythmically or in prose. Specifically: Metrical composition; verse; rhyme; poems collectively; as, heroic poetry; dramatic poetry; lyric or Pindaric poetry.

Poetrynoun

literature in metrical form

Poetrynoun

any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling

Poetry

Poetry (derived from the Greek poiesis, ) is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language—such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre—to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, the prosaic ostensible meaning. Poetry has a long and varied history, evolving differentially across the globe.

Prosenoun

Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.

Prosenoun

Language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.

Prosenoun

(Roman Catholicism) A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass.

Proseverb

To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.

Prosenoun

The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; - contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition.

Prosenoun

Hence, language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.

Prosenoun

A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass. See Sequence.

Proseadjective

Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition.

Proseadjective

Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life.

Proseverb

To write in prose.

Proseverb

To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.

Proseverb

To write prose.

Prosenoun

ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

Prosenoun

matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression

Prose

Prose is a form of written (or spoken) language that usually exhibits a natural flow of speech and grammatical structure—an exception is the narrative device stream of consciousness. The word first appears in English in the 14th century.