The prosaic can be linked to vulgarity or vulgarity.
Prosaic is a term that comes from a Latin word that refers to that which belongs to or relates to prose . Therefore, it is called that way to those texts that are written in prose (narrative structure that is opposed to lyric ).
Furthermore, outside the literary field, prosaic is an adjective that refers to a lack of elevation or ideality and to something insipid or vulgar . For example: “His prosaic art has fascinated critics” , “The truth is that I have a prosaic taste, I don't want anything pompous” , “Marcos is a boy of prosaic thought and simple ideas” .
The prosaic, pragmatism and vulgarity
From this point of view, the concept could be related to practicality , pragmatism or utility , and associated with that which lacks a lofty, abstract or symbolic pretension.
In its meaning linked to the notion of vulgarity , vulgarity and triviality , it is said that someone is prosaic when they do not take care of the way they address others and use crude and politically incorrect language.
A rational description
In colloquial speech, it is understood that someone uses prosaic language when describing the world and events in a rational way. For example, if he wants to define love and talks about chemical reactions and biology, he will be developing a prosaic definition. If, on the other hand, he bases his definition on the fusion of souls and develops the subject from an abstract perspective, he will be using poetic language.
Similarly, understanding death as the cessation of the homeostatic process is a scientific, rational and prosaic thought; very different from considering that death is the entrance to eternity or the encounter with God .
It is worth mentioning that the notion of poetic and prosaic is closely linked to the social and cultural issues of a group . For example, while for some the image of a yellowish rose in a book may be a poetic image , others consider it prosaic because they find it unpleasant that people can enjoy the perception of a dead plant.
A dried flower inside a book can be considered as a poetic image or a prosaic element.
Prosaic poem and poetic prose
These two concepts, which at first glance may seem confusing, are composed in very different ways and allow us to play with words in highly antagonistic ways.
When it is said that a poem is too prosaic, it is being expressed that the author focused little or poorly on the expression of an idea through the resources of poetry and that, instead, he based himself on aspects more typical of narrative. Prosaic texts tend to be less colorful and lack metaphors and flashbacks, to name two resources typical of poetry. Therefore, a prosaic poem is one that at first glance does not represent what is understood by a poem per se.
Another concept linked to this is that of poetic prose , which is that in which the narrative is expressed in a highly illustrative way, using certain accents in cadences in the words. In addition, the pauses are more typical of poetry than of the narrative genre, and everything is constructed in a musical way.