It is not measurable, unless you count adverbs and adjectives or things of that nature, but it can be critiqued. George Orwell on prose: https://www.orwell.ru/

It is not measurable, unless you count adverbs and adjectives or things of that nature, but it can be critiqued. George Orwell on prose: https://www.orwell.ru/library/essays/politics/english/e_polit/ https://www.orwell.ru/library/essays/politics/english/e_poli.... Also, see Elements of Style. A good story can be "written poorly," that's where prose quality comes into play. When you say written poorly it seems you are referring to narrative and structure--as you deemed it not entertaining--not prose.