prose poem
nounUK /ˈprəʊz ˌpəʊɪm/
US /ˈproʊz ˌpoʊəm/
A prose poem is a short piece of writing that looks like a story but sounds like a poem.
She wrote a prose poem about the sea that had no line breaks but lots of rhythm.
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2. A literary form that blends poetic imagery and rhythm with the paragraph structure of prose.
The collection includes several prose poems that read like tiny stories.
3. A piece of writing in prose that uses poetic devices such as repetition and metaphor.
His prose poem used vivid metaphors without any line breaks.
4. A genre of short, highly rhythmic prose writing often found in modern literature.
The magazine publishes prose poems alongside traditional poetry.