Prose and Sonnet

Prose

Prose noun - Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse.
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Synonyms for Prose

Sonnet is an antonym for prose.

Nearby Words: prosaic, prosy, prosing

Sonnet

Sonnet noun - A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme.
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Synonyms for Sonnet

Prose is an antonym for sonnet in topics: written composition, highly expressive.

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  • Creator / William Shakespeare Purple Prose: Sonnet 130 ("My mistress's eyes are nothing like the sun") satirizes the tendency of other poets to make overwrought, faux-profound similes.
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