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Title says it all. Let's fight about it

>> No.14789652

go ahead and state your arguments anon
> inb4 "obviously prose reads better but plot is essential, words are more meaningless without a good story"

>> No.14789665

Both are only vehicles for theme

>> No.14789668

Verse thrashes them both.

>> No.14789678

Well first of all go ahead and suck my penis. Secondly, there are enough books that incorporate good prose and good plot you would never have to choose between the two. Lastly, eat my cum.

>> No.14789694

>>14789583
Philosophical underpinnings.

>> No.14789722

>not aiming for perfect, mutually reinforcing form-content harmony between the two
Disgusting

>> No.14789762

>>14789583
prose. literally do not care about plot in most cases unless its that gay victorian shit

>> No.14790121

>>14789762
>that gay victorian shit
which specific brand of 'gay victorian shit' might that be, Anon?

>> No.14790301

>>14790121
bronte sisters, woolf. stuff like that. pretty much passive-aggressive women during tea time garbage.

>> No.14790315

>>14789583

Anyone who says prose is a monkey. It's the 'muh dick' of writing.
Colorful words make Harambe feel good.
Plot is about the human condition, prose is just a shiny bauble to keep the reader's attention.

Monkeys all of you.

>> No.14790318

I read translations for the prose.

>> No.14790325

THEMES

>> No.14790361

Hmm well Megan Boyle's blogposts and ramblings incorporate both so i will go with both

>> No.14790432

Scenes

>> No.14790436

>>14789694
Just read philosophy, midwit.

>> No.14790448

Jokes.

>> No.14790678

>>14789583
Good prose is mandatory. Good plot is optional.

>> No.14791826

>>14790301
>passive-aggressive women during tea time garbage
kek I wanna have a beer with you, fren. You seem like an interesting fella.

>> No.14791838

>>14790678
It's the other way around

>> No.14791939

Everyone who says he prefers prose over plot is lying, so there is nothing to argue

>> No.14791981

>>14789583
Both is ideal.

>> No.14791984

>>14789722
based intelligent anon

>> No.14791990

>>14789665
Theme is only relevant in art as a complement to the aesthetic. Theme in literature serves only to influence how the reader responds to the overall aesthetic of the work, i.e. the prose and the plot.

If you want to make a point, write an essay.