The Definition of Prose

There are two types of writing. They are poetry and prose.

Prose is one of detail literary works that tells some long stories presenting a real life or experiences of human nature from the greatest power of dig out human mind in which is written in the chosen language. It uses daily language or direct communication.

In an example: Novel, short story, Newspaper, Magazine, essay, report, etc.

Prose is divided into two types:

1. Fictional/ narrative prose.
2. Non-fictional/ expository prose [A story based on real facts and information e.g. Newspapers, Magazines, history books and encyclopedias].

This discussion focuses on Fictional prose

Fiction writing is any kind of writing that is not factual because it comes from human imagination. Fictional writing most often takes the form of a story. The purpose is to convey an author's point of view or simply to entertain. The result of this may be a short story, novel, novella, screenplay, or drama, which are all types (though not the only types) of fictional writing styles.

• Novel is a long prose narrative that must be read in many sittings.
• Short story is Fictional story that can be read in one sitting.
• Novella is a written fictional prose normally larger than short story but shorter than novel.
• Screen play is a written work by screen writers for a film, video, game or television program. It can be adaptation from existing pieces of writing.

Prose has two elements. They are intrinsic element and extrinsic element.

NB: " This is my summary after I learned about PROSE and I got the resources from the lecture, Ma'am Endang's explanation in the class, 5th semester of UNIPDU Jombang and others relevant resources, internet, books, etc "