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prose

noun as in written, nonrhythmic literature

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This being a show that champions truth, justice and philosophically resonant prose, Lee and his kid skate free of trouble.

From Salon

“His language, the rhythm of his prose, dictates the rhythm of delivery,” he says.

Her prose is infectiously funny, and her ability to satirize rich people paying silly amounts of money to be led to their souls has only sharpened.

Lee, being Lee, believes otherwise, spurred on by his discovery of pages of purple prose that Dale hid inside his Jim Thompson crime pulps.

From Salon

“Will There Ever Be Another You” is a mixed bag; readers must sift through “clods” of ornate prose to pluck nuggets of gold.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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