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prose poem

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A literary text written in the manner of prose—without the fixed lines, rhyme, and meter often characteristic of poetry—but nonetheless clearly possessing some of the distinctive attributes of poetry, such as lyrical language, evocation of feeling, vivid imagery, metaphor, and linguistic devices like assonance or alliteration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: literature, media, publishing

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noun

Meaning 2

prose that resembles poetry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: prose

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: proosaruno — literary text
  • Galician: poema en prosa — literary text
  • Greek: πεζοτράγουδο (pezotrágoudo) — literary text
  • Hungarian: prózavers — literary text
  • Romanian: poem în proză — literary text