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  2. Prose - Wikipedia

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    A prose poem – is a composition in prose that has some of the qualities of a poem. [8] Haikai prose – combines haiku and prose. Prosimetrum – is a poetic composition which exploits a combination of prose and verse (metrum); [9] in particular, it is a text composed in alternating segments of prose and verse. [10]

  3. Prose poetry - Wikipedia

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    Prose can still express the lyricism and emotion of poetry, and can also explore many different themes. There are subgenres within the prose genre, and these include styles like deadpan narrative, surreal narrative, factoid, and postcard. Prose offers a lot of creative freedom to writers, and does not contain as many rules as some poetic styles do.

  4. Short story - Wikipedia

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    As a concentrated, concise form of narrative and descriptive prose fiction, the short story has been theorised about through the traditional elements of dramatic structure: exposition (the introduction of setting, situation, and main characters), complication (the event that introduces the conflict), rising action, crisis (the decisive moment ...

  5. Fiction writing - Wikipedia

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    Fiction writing is the composition of non-factual prose texts. Fictional writing often is produced as a story meant to entertain or convey an author's point of view. The result of this may be a short story, novel, novella, screenplay, or drama, which are all types (though not the only types) of fictional writing styles.

  6. Bhattadeva - Wikipedia

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    Bhattadeva (1558–1638), (Baikunthanatha Bhagavata Bhattacharya) is acknowledged as the father of Assamese prose. [7] Though Bhaktiratnakar-katha, the Assamese translation of Sankardev's Sanskrit composition Bhaktiratnakar by Gopala Charana Dwija preceded the works of Bhattadeva, [8] Bhattadeva's prose had an influence in the development of a high and dignified style.

  7. Genre studies - Wikipedia

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    Literary genre studies is a structuralist approach to the study of genre and genre theory in literary theory, film theory, and other cultural theories. The study of a genre in this way examines the structural elements that combine in the telling of a story and finds patterns in collections of stories.

  8. Romance (prose fiction) - Wikipedia

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    As a literary genre of high culture, "heroic romance" or "chivalric romance" is a type of prose and verse narrative that was popular in the noble courts of High Medieval and Early Modern Europe. They were fantastic stories about marvel-filled adventures , often of a chivalric knight-errant portrayed as having heroic qualities, who goes on a quest .

  9. Literary genre - Wikipedia

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    A literary genre is a category of literature. Genres may be determined by literary technique , tone , content , or length (especially for fiction). They generally move from more abstract, encompassing classes, which are then further sub-divided into more concrete distinctions. [ 1 ]