[New post] Friendly Friday – The Colour of Purple Prose

Forestwood posted: " Purple prose is flowery and ornate language. It sacrifices plot and clarity for indulgent detail. A piece of prose can be entirely purple, or it can have ornate bits sprinkled throughout. We call cases of the latter "purple patches." Purple prose is " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Something to Ponder About Friendly Friday – The Colour of Purple Prose by Forestwood Purple prose is flowery and ornate language. It sacrifices plot and clarity for indulgent detail. A piece of prose can be entirely purple, or it can have ornate bits sprinkled throughout. We call cases of the latter "purple patches." Purple prose is like showing up in stilettos to go on a hike. The language doesn't […] Read more of this post This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ​ Forestwood | July 31, 2021 at 6:06 pm | Tags: challenges, creative, Friendly Friday, prose, purple, Writing | Categories: blogging | URL: https://wp.me/p1KAF8-7R6 Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Something to Ponder About. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://forestwoodfolkart.wordpress.com/2021/07/31/friendly-friday-the-colour-of-purple-prose/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com