Monday, February 07, 2005

Purple Prose or Aphorism?

I was asked recently whether the following is a vivid and effective image to use in a novel, or is it cheesy (& perhaps offensive). I'm interested in your comments ...

"She thought that a man should approach a woman like a lion does a lioness." The would-be writer's sense is that the lion should be pretty damn careful ...

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

What do you mean by purple prose?

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Anonymous said...

Uhhm ... Check the OED!