Prose

Prose is spoken or written language that follows regular speech patterns. It is made up of sentences and paragraphs, as opposed to poetry which is made up of lines and stanzas. The term “prose” is often used to describe writings such as novels, short stories, and narratives.

The Birthday Cake

Josie was a girl who loved to bake. She always helped her uncle at his bakery. Mostly she carried ingredients from the refrigerator to the large work table. Sometimes Uncle Dave let Josie stir the cake batter with a wooden spoon. Josie wanted to learn to bake a cake on…

Anne’s Impressions of Sunday School

Anne Shirley is a young orphan who has gone to live with the Cuthberts, Marilla and Matthew, on their farm called Green Gables. Anne has a great imagination which has helped her through her hard life. Matthew and Marilla are brother and sister, and they are new to the experience…

Before the Battle

In Stephen Crane’s novel, The Red Badge of Courage, Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the Civil War. Before he enlisted, Henry had a romantic view of war. This passage takes place before Henry’s first battle as a soldier. —————————– However, he perceived now that it did not…

The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill

This story tells about Alice, a young English girl. One day when she is bored she follows a talking white rabbit down a hole. There she finds a magical world of interesting characters. Alice has trouble staying her normal size. She often become very large or very small. As this…

The Scarecrow

The scarecrow stood alone in the field. He was a solitary figure, a bit ragged around the edges, arms extended to embrace the wide horizon. When the farmer first carried him out to this distant spot and set him up on a post to keep the crows away from his…

The First Wedding

Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March are the main characters in the book Little Women. These sisters are growing up during the Civil War. In this passage, Meg, the oldest, has grown up and is marrying John Brooke. Meg’s father, Mr. March, is a minister and preforms the ceremony at…

Laundry Day

Cameron lived in the city. His apartment was in a tall building. It was small, but there was a playground and a game room for sharing. There was also a laundry room with washing machines and clothes dryers. Cameron liked helping his mother because it always smelled very clean in…

The Lobster Quadrille

Lewis Carroll’s Alice Adventures in Wonderland is the story of a young girl, Alice, who finds a very strange world full of very strange characters. This passage is a song that is sung by the Mock Turtle as it dances with the Gryphon. They dance “The Lobster Quadrille,” a dance…

The Proud Pumpkin

His eyes were lit for the first time, and Jack looked all around with wonder. He felt warm and happy, as all pumpkins do when they are turned into Halloween Jack-o’-lanterns. With a candle glowing inside, his toothy grin beamed out into the dark night surrounding him. It was that…

Mike and the Magic Mirror

One day while playing in the garden, Mike found a very tiny toad. The toad was brown with a small green stripe on its side. Mike watched it hop along the ground and waited patiently. On its next jump, he held out his hands. Plop! The tiny toad landed on…