What are the hallmarks of good prose, /lit/? Beyond the basics

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Not even memeing

Something you can never learn sadly. You can learn how to construct a plot and write basic prose. But writing really good prose requires an innate talent: a feeling for sound, cadence, wordplay. A good writer, whether he writes minimalistically or elaborately, will make the words flow effortlessly.

>>8839980
mastery of symbolism and vocabulary. themes and good characters should also be included

>>8839980
Lyricism, allusion, meter, rhyme, alliteration, punctuation or lack of, and of course content.

>>8839985
Why are you hiding from me?

>>8839991
>stay defeatist, anti-albert

>>8840015
What did he mean by this?