polyphonic prose

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noun

prose characterized by the use of poetic devices, as alliteration, assonance, rhyme, etc., and especially by an emphasis on rhythm not strictly metered.

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Origin of polyphonic prose

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby polyphonic prose

Polyphemus, Polyphemus moth, polyphenol, polyphone, polyphonic, polyphonic prose, polyphony, polyphosphoric acid, polyphyletic, polyphyodont, polypill

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How to use polyphonic prose in a sentence

It runs as a polyphonic symphony compared to the simple percussion section of the heart or the synchronized cellos of the liver.
We're Talking About Depression All Wrong|Jean Kim|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Francine Prose, in a testament to her talents, has managed to create a wartime saga that is both original and epic.
French Lesbian Auto-Racer Turns Nazi Spy: Francine Prose’s Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932|Jessica Ferri|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Prose has created an entire world populated with characters that jump off the page.
French Lesbian Auto-Racer Turns Nazi Spy: Francine Prose’s Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932|Jessica Ferri|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction, they record that obsession.
Book Bag: Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd on The Art of Nonfiction|Tracy Kidder, Richard Todd|January 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Washington, DC, just a few blocks from Politics and Prose bookstore.
Joshua Foer: How I Write|Noah Charney|January 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The parallel to which Mr. Ward refers is that contained in the earlier part of the Prose Lancelot.
The Three Days' Tournament|Jessie L. Weston
Finally, when a child, he was carried off by a water maiden, meer-wîb (incident 7) (Lanzelet—Prose Lancelot).
The Three Days' Tournament|Jessie L. Weston
It is unnecessary to say that nothing resembles "Gaspard de la nuit" less than the "Poems in Prose."
Charles Baudelaire, His Life|Thophile Gautier
I institute quite early what I call polyphonic technic—one hand doing a different movement or touch from the other.
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower
I thoroughly believe in the value of polyphonic music as a mental study; it is a necessity.
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower

British Dictionary definitions for polyphonic prose

polyphonic prose

noun

a rhythmically free prose employing poetic devices, such as assonance and alliteration

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