polyphonic prose

polyphonic prose
prose characterized by the use of poetic devices, as alliteration, assonance, rhyme, etc., and esp. by an emphasis on rhythm not strictly metered.
[1915-20]

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      a freely rhythmical form of prose that employs characteristic devices of verse other than strict metre (such as alliteration, assonance, or rhyme). The form was developed in the early 20th century by Amy Lowell (Lowell, Amy), who demonstrated its techniques in her book Can Grande's Castle (1918).

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