Prose is ordinary language that follows regular grammatical conventions and does not contain a formal metrical structure. This definition of prose is an example of prose writing, as is most human conversation, textbooks, lectures, novels, short stories, fairy tales, newspaper articles, and essays.

Prose refers simply to any written piece of work that is built on sentences (and paragraphs) rather than lines or verses (like poetry). Examples/kinds of prose include novels, short stories, essays, letters, editorials, articles, and journals.

In general, however, we can say that the most common genres of prose are the short story, the novella, and the novel.

These writings can be found in newspapers, magazines, history books, and encyclopedias. Factual prose can typically be identified by its direct presentation and lack of literary devices.

There are four distinct types of prose that writers use:

• Nonfictional prose. Prose that is a true story or factual account of events or information is nonfiction.
• Fictional prose. A literary work of fiction.
• Heroic prose.
• Prose poetry.

The elements of prose include characters, setting, plot, point of view, theme and mood.

In short, there’s no singular prose poetry definition, and many theorists disagree on the exact confines of the genres. However, most definitions agree on the following features of prose poetry: Short—generally no longer than 4 pages, and sometimes only 1-3 brief paragraphs.

However, most definitions agree on the following features of prose poetry: Short—generally no longer than 4 pages, and sometimes only 1-3 brief paragraphs. Unconfined—prose poetry has no line breaks and is unaffected by the margins of the page.

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The term “prose poem” has been applied irresponsibly to anything from the Bible to a novel by Faulkner, but should be used only to designate a highly conscious (sometimes even self-conscious) art form.” (John Simon)