short prose

collocation in English

meaningsofshortandprose

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short
adjective
uk
/ʃɔːt/us
/ʃɔːrt/
small in length, distance, ...
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prose
noun[U]
uk
/prəʊz/us
/proʊz/
written language in its ordinary form rather ...
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(Definition ofshortandprosefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Indeed, subjects and genres that had appeared in the first 35 volumes, such as history, poetry, andshortprose, were less prominent in subsequent volumes.
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His precise description imbues them with archetypal and poignant qualities that makes them memorable, likeshortprosepoems.
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Additionally, othershortprosepassages called allegories concluded a section.
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He has written a number of novels,shortproseand articles for national newspapers.
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Each sentence has a melody; hisshortproseespecially sounds lyrical.
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It includes student works of poetry,shortprosefiction, creative essays, and black and white art, including photography.
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In the chansonniers, the manuscript collections of medieval troubadour poetry, the works of a particular author are often accompanied by ashortprosebiography.
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They focus onshortprose, stories and poetry.
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The title page identifies fourteen of the pieces contained therein, although there a total of seventy-nine poems, as well as threeshortprosepieces.
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Ashortprosestatement can work better than a poem for communicating advice.
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In particular, it focuses onshortproseor flash fiction.
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He has published novels, volumes of poetry,shortprose, and drawings.
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Shortprosepieces are considerably shorter than a short story, i.e., usually less than c. 1,000 words.
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This play also includes twelveshortprosetext.
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His work (drama, novels, andshortprosepieces) were naturalist in style and marked with vlkisch and national elements.
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He also began writing the works that made him most familiar to the public, his poems andshortprosefor children.
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A piece ofshortprosemay contain drama, but it normally differs from a vignette in that it has no necessary associations with theatre or character.
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The latter focus is complemented by his works in novel andshortprose, which often take the form of political fiction or satire aimed at his writer colleagues.
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