purple patches
Overly elaborate sections
Purple patches are passages of writing that stand out as excessively ornate or flowery compared to their surroundings.
The term is usually critical, suggesting the writer has strained for effect: The novel moves briskly except for purple patches of overwrought description.
In British sports journalism, a purple patch is a period of exceptional success or good form: The striker hit a purple patch, scoring six goals in three games.
Art of persuasive language
- grandiloquencePompous, extravagant language
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- verbosityUnnecessary word excess
- bombastPretentious hollow language
oratory · overwriting · elaborate · ornate · embellishment · florid · overwrought · pomposity
Consecutive successes over time
- hot streakSustained period of success
- peak performanceHighest level of functioning
- glory daysPeriod of greatest success
- heydayPeriod of peak flourishing
golden period · form · momentum · flourishing · zenith · prime · high point · ascendancy
rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
- grandiloquencePompous, extravagant language
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- verbosityUnnecessary word excess
bombast · oratory · overwriting · elaborate · ornate · embellishment · florid · overwrought · pomposity · turgid
winning streak
Consecutive successes over time
- hot streakSustained period of success
- peak performanceHighest level of functioning
- glory daysPeriod of greatest success
golden period · heyday · form · momentum · flourishing · zenith · prime · high point · ascendancy · golden age
purple patchesrough patches
Difficult periods experienced
dry spells · slumps · poor form · losing streaks · doldrums
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