prose
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The sophomore novel marked the arrival of an intuitive stylist gifted at polyphonic prose.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The prose is clean and lucid, characters and cityscapes fully rendered, and “The Forsyte Saga” creates the pleasurable illusion that it might never end.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
He has a knack for turning seemingly unconnected subjects into elegant prose.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
He waxed poetic when it didn’t help his prose and overwrote shamelessly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The lyrics for each section were preceded by a paragraph of prose that augmented the narrative laid out in the lyrics.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Vocabulary lists containing prose
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Literary Terms, Grade 6, Unit 1
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Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
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