Purple prose: Authors oft-utilizing egregiously
eloquent, ornate prose possessed of sterling caliber and astronomical
romanticism may indubitably find themselves indicted for their "purple
prose." There’s a time and a place for eloquence and SAT words, but it
definitely isn’t every time and every place. Any text referring to eyes as
"orbs" without any sort of irony is automatically guilty of this
linguistic sometimes-offense. No matter what. No exceptions. Also, every
romance novel ever written. Even if a long-lost manuscript attributed to
Bukowski ever materialized and proved a romance novel, it would still be made
of purple prose.
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