PURPLEPROSE

Purple prose

In literary criticism, purple prose is written prose that is so extravagant, ornate, or flowery as to break the flow and draw excessive attention to itself. Purple prose is sensually evocative beyond the requirements of its context. It may also employ certain rhetorical effects such as exaggerated sentiment or pathos in an attempt to manipulate a reader's response.

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purple prose

Noun

  1. Extravagant or flowery writing, especially in a literary work.


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