- polyphonic prose
- noun Date: 1916 a freely rhythmical prose employing characteristic devices of verse (as alliteration and assonance)
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polyphonic prose
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polyphonic prose — noun a rhythmical prose employing the poetic devices of alliteration and assonance • Hypernyms: ↑prose * * * noun : a freely rhythmical prose employing characteristic devices of verse (as alliteration, assonance, rhyme) except strict meter * * *… … Useful english dictionary
polyphonic prose — prose characterized by the use of poetic devices, as alliteration, assonance, rhyme, etc., and esp. by an emphasis on rhythm not strictly metered. [1915 20] * * * ▪ literature a freely rhythmical form of prose that employs characteristic… … Universalium
polyphonic prose — Synonyms and related words: Goliardic verse, Hudibrastic verse, amoebean verse, concrete poetry, cubist poetry, dramatic poetry, elegiac poetry, epic poetry, epopee, epos, erotic poetry, expository prose, heroic poetry, imagist verse, light verse … Moby Thesaurus
polyphonic prose — pol′yphon′ic prose′ n. lit. prose containing many poetic devices, esp. rhythm not strictly metered • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
prose poetry — prose poetry, = polyphonic prose. (Cf. ↑polyphonic prose) … Useful english dictionary
prose poem — a composition written as prose but having the concentrated, rhythmic, figurative language characteristic of poetry. [1835 45] * * * Work in prose that has some of the technical or literary qualities of poetry (such as regular rhythm, definitely… … Universalium
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satire — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, English sonnet, Goliardic verse, Horatian ode, Hudibrastic verse, Italian sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet, Pindaric ode, Rabelaisian, Sapphic ode, Shakespearean sonnet, agile wit, alba, amoebean verse, anacreontic … Moby Thesaurus
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