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** I believe it's part of the definition to be bad. If it's not bad, it's not purple, just elaborate. Just like how if a [[Mary Sue]] is written well, they aren't a [[Mary Sue]] anymore, just a decent character. Or if a [[Straw Man]] had many good points and was believable, he'd cease to be a [[Straw Man]] and be an opinionated ass.
*** Unless the [[Straw Man Has a Point]].
** 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
*** 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
*** A [[Self
** I agree with the above. "Purple prose" is an insult, and thus refers writing that is bad. If your prose is elaborate or elegant, but those traits are not extended to the point where the writing ceases to be good, then it is not purple prose.
** Look, put it this way: [[
*** As mentioned several times on here already, [[Purple Prose]] ''is'' bad, but it is ''not'' the same thing as elaborate prose. It's only "purple" if it's ''too'' elaborate.
*** [[Purple Prose]] is bad, but this page also includes examples of simply elaborate prose.
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