prose and poetry
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Prose
It is a literary piece which is written in the pattern of ordinary spoken language and within the common flow of conversation.
It is derived from the Latin word prosa which means ‘straightforward’.
Fiction
It is a series of imagined facts which shows truths about human life. Examples are:
a. Short Story – brief, artistic form of prose which is centered on a major main incident.
b. Novel – a more extensive form of prose which is elastic and can expand to hundreds of pages.