Prose is writing that runs on in ordinary sentences, the way people talk and the way this explanation is written — not broken into short lines and beats the way a poem is.

Prose散文 is writing that runs on in ordinary sentences是用一般句子一路寫下去的文章 the way people talk and the way this explanation is written就像平常說話、也像這篇解說本身的寫法 not broken into short lines and beats the way a poem is不像詩那樣被切成短短的行和節拍

A novel is prose. A letter is prose. The news is prose. Even the words on a medicine bottle are prose, though nobody would call them art.

A novel小說 is prose是散文 a letter一封信 is prose也是散文 the news新聞 is prose同樣是散文 even the words on a medicine bottle甚至藥瓶上的說明文字 are prose也算散文 though nobody would call them art雖然沒人會說那是藝術

Poetry has verse: lines, rhythm you can tap, often rhyme. Prose is the everyday shape of language on the page.

Poetry詩 has verse有的是「韻文」 lines, rhythm you can tap, often rhyme一行行、有你能打拍子的節奏、通常還押韻 prose散文 is the everyday shape of language on the page則是文字寫在紙上最日常的樣子

People also talk about someone's prose when they mean that person's way of writing: clear prose, heavy prose, beautiful prose.

People大家 also talk about someone's prose也會談某人的 prose when they mean that person's way of writing意思是那個人的寫作風格 clear prose, heavy prose, beautiful prose像 clear prose（清楚的文筆）、heavy prose（沉重的文筆）、beautiful prose（優美的文筆）

Though actually there is a slightly unkind stretch too — if a speech 'has no poetry in it,' someone may shrug and call it mere prose, meaning it did not lift. Teachers say 'write it in prose' when they mean 'do not write a poem.' One more small truth: in a Chinese class, 散文 often means a literary essay, a crafted piece.

Though actually不過 there有 is a slightly unkind stretch too也有個帶點刻薄的引申用法 — if a speech 'has no poetry in it,'如果一場演講「毫無詩意」 someone有人 may shrug and call it mere prose可能會聳聳肩說那不過是 mere prose（普通散文） meaning it did not lift意思是它沒有讓人心動 teachers老師 say 'write it in prose'會說「用散文寫」 when they mean 'do not write a poem.'意思是「不要寫成詩」 one more small truth還有一個小提醒 in a Chinese class在中文課裡 散文常 often means a literary essay, a crafted piece常常是指一篇經過雕琢的文學散文

English prose is much wider than that. It is almost all writing that is not verse.

English prose英文的 prose is much wider than that範圍比那個廣得多 it它 is almost all writing that is not verse幾乎所有不是韻文的文章都算