It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrentsâ€"except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.
--Paul Clifford, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Your purple prose just gives you away...
-- Unbelievable, EMF
Purple prose kind of gets a bad name, usually used to describe overwrought passages found in trashy romance novels, when it is actually overwrought passages found in *any* material
The nuts and bolts, according to Ye Olde Wikipædia:
Your assignment, should you choose to accept it: cobble together some violet verse. The topic and just about everything else is at your discretion. Take a mundane activity and pump up the plum factor- perhaps describe in near Shiva-like levels of creation and destruction how to make a birthday cake. Possibly challenge yourself to go over the top and make the longest lilac-laden sentence you can craft.
Make it silly, make it dramatic, but most importantly... make it purple.
I tried to poke some pixels into a prize for the author who most lets the aubergine flow:
(If you want. No obligation, really. This is as close to a "trophy" as i can get.)
Note: Extra credit given for mentioning or referencing something purple in story.
--Paul Clifford, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Your purple prose just gives you away...
-- Unbelievable, EMF
Purple prose kind of gets a bad name, usually used to describe overwrought passages found in trashy romance novels, when it is actually overwrought passages found in *any* material
The nuts and bolts, according to Ye Olde Wikipædia:
QuotePurple prose is a term of literary criticism used to describe passages, or sometimes entire literary works, written in prose so extravagant, ornate, or flowery as to break the flow and draw attention to itself. Purple prose is sensually evocative beyond the requirements of its context. It also refers to writing that employs certain rhetorical effects such as exaggerated sentiment or pathos in an attempt to manipulate a reader's response.
Your assignment, should you choose to accept it: cobble together some violet verse. The topic and just about everything else is at your discretion. Take a mundane activity and pump up the plum factor- perhaps describe in near Shiva-like levels of creation and destruction how to make a birthday cake. Possibly challenge yourself to go over the top and make the longest lilac-laden sentence you can craft.
Make it silly, make it dramatic, but most importantly... make it purple.
I tried to poke some pixels into a prize for the author who most lets the aubergine flow:
(If you want. No obligation, really. This is as close to a "trophy" as i can get.)
Note: Extra credit given for mentioning or referencing something purple in story.