Purple Prose/Headscratchers: Difference between revisions

** So [[Purple Prose]] is by definition bad for it is obtrusive and featues "the sacrifice of Utility on the altar of Eloquence." That being said, I don't suppose the article's [[Self -Demonstrating Article|Self-demonstrating]] tone is purple enough. I can read it just fine at least halfway. Do I get it wrong or...?

*** I think that's at least partially because previous attempts at being self-demonstrating were so accurate they were near-incomprehensible and painful to read. Even in a [[Self -Demonstrating Article]] there needs to be a ''bit'' of clarity.

*** A [[Self -Demonstrating Article]] is an extraordinary way of enlightening us with an example as well as an explaination, however, it is compulsorily that we the reader have a reasonable understanding of exactly what idea the page is trying to convey. (Translation: Self-demonstration is cool, but we need to know what the hell the page is about).

** Look, put it this way: [[SturgeonsSturgeon's Tropes|Purple Prose is not in itself inherently bad but is usually done badly]]. Usually, the 'bad' part comes from all the prose being redundant, inaccurate or just unnecessary if easier to understand words can bring the same point across. If those fancy words are best suited for the sentence, go for it.