contemplatingroses said: Wait I’m an uneducated child tell me what purple prose is cause I don’t want to google it
Hush, you're not uneducated. uwu Basically, purple prose is writing that is so ornately descriptive that it distracts from the meaning of the text. It's description that didn't need to be there, or didn't need to be as overpowering as it was.
It's like the difference between:
He grinned as he sipped his tea.
Coral-colored lips parted a half moon across his gentle visage, exposing pearl dentals as he savored the hot herbal refreshment in his enamel mug.